As part of the various programs organized for the 77th Army Day celebrations to be held in Pune on January 15, a blood donation drive was organized at 21 military stations under the Pune-headquarters Southern Command. 1 thousand 537 units of blood were collected in the campaign.
Organized with the slogan ‘Donate Blood – Save Life’, the campaign was conducted in coordination with local civil hospitals and social organizations with the aim of providing the donated blood units to the needy patients on time. The blood donors included a mix of army personnel and their dependents, waiters, National Cadet Corps (NCC), Civil Defense personnel, university students and teachers of Army Public Schools and other volunteers from all walks of life.
Pune will host the Army Day Parade and various other events on January 15. This will be the third time that a city other than New Delhi will host the Army Day parade, keeping in mind the central government’s decision to hold events of national importance outside the national capital to give them wider visibility and greater participation. Citizens. The 2023 and 2024 Army Day parades were organized by Bangalore and Lucknow respectively.
Blood donation camps were established in all military formations under the Southern Command at respective military hospitals in Pune, Kirki (Khadki), Kampti, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Ahilyanagar, Gwalior, Jodhpur, Jhansi, Babina, Bhopal, Naseerabad, Sagar, Secunderabad. , Chennai, Avadi, Golconda, Belgaum, Cannanore, Trivandrum and Wellington.
“The drive organized at 21 locations within the command’s area successfully contributed 1,537 units of blood to blood banks benefiting health care facilities in the southern region. This initiative of blood banks Designed not only to meet the urgent needs but also to create awareness about the importance of blood donation, an extensive outreach program was conducted, encouraging volunteers from all walks of life to come forward and contribute to this noble cause Encouraging,” said a Southern Command press release.
In Pune, the blood donation drive was successfully completed at Command Hospital, Southern Command and Military Hospital in Kirki. A total of 120 units of blood were collected from these two camps during the campaign. At the Command Hospital, the program was conducted in partnership with the Armed Forces Medical College (AFMC) and Blood Transfusion and Blood Immunology Hematology Departments. The campaign was inaugurated by Lt. Gen. SP Singh, Chief of Staff of the Southern Command.
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