IMPHAL, July 8: A motivational talk in relation with the world blood donors day which will be a month long program starting from June 14 to July 13, 2013 was today organised at Waikhom Mani Girls’ College, Thoubal. The talk was funded by Manipur Aids Control Society (MACS) and State Blood Transfusion Council, Manipur in association with District Aids Prevention and Control Unit Thoubal, Association of Voluntary Blood Donors (AVBD) Manipur and NSS Unit Waikhom Mani Girls’ College Thoubal.
During the talk, Dr AK Brojen Singh, president AVBD, said that a certain amount of blood is necessary for every 2 minutes in India which means that there is shortage of demand while adding that as per a report if 1% of the population is donated blood, this shortage of demand could be met. He further requested to donate blood voluntarily adding that blood donation does no harm to the donor but it benefits to the society as whole, it said.