As part of “National Voluntary Blood Donation Day”, which falls on 1st October, the CSIR-Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine (IIIM), Jammu, in collaboration with the Department of Blood Transfusion Medicine, Govt. Medical College, Jammu, organized a Blood Donation Camp in the campus of IIIM here today, in which more than 30 units of blood were collected by the team of GMC, Jammu.During the camp, staff members, research scholars and students actively participated and donated the blood for the welfare and safety of the humanity.Speaking on the occasion, Dr. Zabeer Ahmed, Director, CSIR-IIIM, Jammu, told that blood donation is one of the best ways to thank the humanity and God. Besides, saving precious lives of our fellow citizens during the tough time, it helps the donor by activating the bone marrow, lower blood pressure and other various health benefits.
Further, appreciating the donors and team of medical and para-medical staff of IIIM and GMC, he said, blood donation is a noble cause; everyone should take part voluntarily. We will also organize such type of camps in the future for the wellbeing of humanity, he added.The camp was organized under the supervision of Dr.(Mrs.) Renu Bala and her team from Govt. Medical College, Jammu, while coordinated by Dr. Amit Sharma, Sr. Medical Officer, & Dr. (Mrs.) Anju Gupta, Medical Officer of IIIM. Prominent among others were also present during the camp, Er. Abdul Rahim, Chief Scientist & Head, RMBD & IST Division, Vikram Singh, Senior Controller of Administration, Dr. (Mrs.) Asha Chaubey, Sr. Principal Scientist & Head, FMB Division, Dr. Dhiraj Vyas, Sr. Principal Scientist & Head, PSA Division, Dr. Sumit Gandhi, Sr. Principal Scientist & Head ID Division, Dr. (Mrs.) Deepika Singh, Principal Scientist & Head, QMI, Division and Rajesh Gupta, Administrative Officer.