Blood donation a movement in Tripura Posted in State Agartala, June. 14 (IANS): What started as a bid to save the life of his friend, turned into a cause for Nanigopal Ghosh, who has donated blood 82 times since then. And he isn’t the only regular donor in Tripura, which last year ranked first in voluntary blood donation. “When I was a student at Maharaja Bir Bikram College here in 1971, one of my closest friends met with an accident and required blood. We went to the hospital, but there was no blood of his group in the hospital’s blood bank,” Ghosh said. “Inspired by a doctor, I had given my blood to save my friend. Since then I have given blood 82 times,” Ghosh said. The teacher-turned-social activist said: “I have learnt that I can give blood twice a year and this blood can save precious lives.” However, 59-year-old Ghosh feels sad that he won’t be able to give blood 100 times, as doctors do not favour blood donation by people who are over 65 years old. Ghosh isn’t the only one in the state who has been doing that regularly. Voluntary blood donation in Tripura has become a movement of sorts with people from all walks of life coming forward for the good cause.
Posted on: Thu, 06 Mar 2014 15:00:51 +0000
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