Brahma Kumaris, Red Cross and AIIMS Deoghar Hold First Outdoor Blood Donation Camp

Brahma Kumaris Deoghar, AIIMS Deoghar and the Indian Red Cross Society jointly organised a blood donation camp at Anand Bhawan, the Brahma Kumaris service centre in Jhonsagadhi, on Sunday. The camp was held to mark the 19th death anniversary of Rajyogini Dadi Prakashmani, observed as World Brotherhood Day.

A total of 34 people donated blood during the camp, making it an important community initiative aimed at strengthening the availability of blood for patients in need.

The camp was particularly significant for AIIMS Deoghar as it was the institute's first outdoor blood donation drive since the inauguration of its blood bank on June 2.

The programme began with the ceremonial lighting of a lamp in the presence of BK Rita, head of the Brahma Kumaris service centre; Dr Indranil, head of the AIIMS Deoghar blood bank; Red Cross chairman Jitesh Rajpal; vice-chairman Piyush Jaiswal; Tarachand Jain; Ranjan; Sangeeta Sultania and Sanjay Mishra, among others.

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Speaking on the occasion, BK Rita described blood donation as a valuable service to humanity and said a single donation could potentially help save the lives of up to three people.

Red Cross chairman Jitesh Rajpal highlighted the importance of regular blood donation and spoke about its potential health benefits. Vice-chairman Piyush Jaiswal urged healthy citizens, particularly young people, to make regular blood donation a part of their social responsibility.

The donors included Gopal Thakur, Aditya, Kartik, Neha Dubey, Ravikant Mishra, Amit, Satish, Rita, Rajneesh, Rajesh Sultania, Shivmandal, Abhishek Mishra, Sudhir, Anjali, Rochal Dokania, Manish, Bittu Gupta, Anant Sultania, Jitesh Rajpal, Prakash Sahu, Manish Sultania, Akshat, Aditya, Roshan, Dr Rajeev, Shrawat Barnwal, Rahul Kumar, Chandankesari, Shyam Sultania, Aryan Verma, CA Sunil Sultania, Janki Devi, Kajal Kumari, Birju Sharma and Ayush Kumar.

Red Cross life members Rakesh Singhania and Jyoti Kumari, along with executive members Sureshanand Jha, Ajay Narayan Mishra, Deepak Singh Rajput and Sudhanshu Barnwal, attended the camp.

The AIIMS Deoghar blood bank team, comprising Dr Aravindan, Rosie Das, Kalpana Sharma, Ashwini Dongre, Sushila and Om Kumar Pandey, provided technical and organisational support throughout the donation drive.

Members of the Brahma Kumaris family, including BK Satyanarayan, Sunil, Shilpi, Kiran, Sangeeta, Megha, Ranjana, Shravan and Ashish, also contributed to the successful organisation of the camp.

The initiative highlighted the growing collaboration between healthcare institutions and community organisations in promoting voluntary blood donation and strengthening local healthcare support systems.