Donating Blood improves mental health, improves overall cardiovascular health, lowers the risk of stroke & lowers the risk of cancer too.
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Donating Blood improves mental health, improves overall cardiovascular health, lowers the risk of stroke & lowers the risk of cancer too. The most important benefit of blood donation is that a single donation can save the lives of 3-4 patients, said experts at AIIMS Bhubaneswar on the occasion of World Blood Donor Day today.
Voluntary blood donors, particularly regular donors, are the first line of defence in preventing the transmission of HIV, Hepatitis viruses and other blood-borne infections through the route of transfusion. Voluntary donors also know the importance of safe blood. They also maintain good health, which is required for an optimum dose of blood components for transfusion purposes.
Similarly, to maintain the balance regular blood donation by a sufficient number of healthy voluntary donors is required to ensure that blood will always be available whenever and wherever it is needed. Senior Faculties and distinguished guests present in the programme made a call for all healthy donors to come forward for safe blood and blood products, experts said while speaking on the occasion.
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The Department of Transfusion Medicine conducted a voluntary blood donation camp at AIIMS Bhubaneswar Blood Centre. More than 50 blood donors among AIIMS nursing officers and students donated blood.
Dr. Prabodha Das, Dept of Clinical Haematology, Dr(Maj) Mukunda Chandra Sahoo, Dept of Hospital Administration, Dr. Bonod Patro, Dept of CMFM, Dr. Prabhas Ranjan Tripathy, Dept of Anatomy, Dr Somnath Mukherjee, Dept of Transfusion Medicine and Blood Centre, Dr Ansuman Sahu, Dr Debasish Mishra, Dr Priyamdhaba Behera were present on the occasion.
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