Organise blood donation camps on every Tuesday and Friday, Collector tells officials
The Hindu
‘People with rare blood groups should be encouraged to donate’
District Collector A. Mallikarjuna has instructed the officials from the Health Department and managements of the blood banks to organise blood donation camps on every Tuesday and Friday in the district. Speaking at a review meeting here on Saturday, he said that due to the change in climatic conditions, seasonal diseases like dengue and malaria might see a rise in the coming two to three months. He said that steps should be taken to control the diseases. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, not many blood donation camps were conducted in the district and due to which the storage of blood has seen a decline. He also instructed them to set up blood donation centres.More Related News