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Time of India

Blood donation camp held in Gumla

1 2 Gumla : The district administration along with the health department observed World Thalassaemia Day by organising a special blood donation camp at the Sadar Hospital on Thursday. The critical ailment is an inherited blood disorder mostly found in children who need regular blood transfusions. Gumla DC Karn Satyarthi too donated blood and urged people to come forward to donate to help the needy. "A total of 36 units of blood from different groups were collected at the blood donation programme on this occasion," said blood bank in-charge, Rakesh Kumar. Besides the DC, other district and health department officials too donated blood. Satyarthi said, "One unit of blood can save the life of thalassaemia -afflicted persons." He also met thalassaemia afflicted children and distributed toys among Gumla houses a thalassaemia-sickle cell blood transfusion & wellness centre on the Sadar premises. It was opened in collaboration with a Gujarat-based entity named Wishing Factory. "All thalassaemia-diagnosed children undergo two units of blood transfusion every month," Kumar said. "We have around 80 kids suffering from thalassaemia in the district. The health department in Gumla and Wishing Factory are doing everything possible to make their lives a little easier," the DC said.