World Blood Donor Day Celebration – June 29th 2026 – Navodaya Medical College Hospital and Research Centre, Raichur
To commemorate World Blood Donor Day, a Voluntary blood donation camp was organized on 29th June 2026 at Dr. C.M. Gurumurthy Hall, NMCH&RC, Raichur from 10.00 AM to 5.00 PM by Blood Centre, Department of Pathology, Navodaya Medical College. The camp was held in collaboration with Indian Medical Association – Medical Students Network (IMA-MSN).
A role play was performed at the Hospital lobby, NMCH&RC, on the importance of voluntary non-remunerated blood donation by interns and students of BSc MLT, Navodaya Paramedical College in the hospital lobby. The play comprised three scenarios portraying the spectrum from transfusion emergencies to those patients requiring regular blood transfusions and was appreciated by all the members who attended.
The inaugural function was presided by Dean/Principal, NMC Dr. Gurudatta S. Pawar; Chief Guest for the event was Registrar, Navodaya Education Trust, Dr. T. Srinivas and Director of Operations, NET, Dr. Amruth Reddy. Vice-Principal, Professor and HOD, Department of Pathology, Dr. Aanand A. S., Incharge Medical Superintendent, NMCH&RC, Dr. Chandrika Rao; Director, IP&SA, NET, Dr. P. Vijaykumar; Medical Officer, Blood Centre, NMCH&RC, Dr. Ashraf A. Zubair, were among the other dignitaries on the dias. Dr. Srisailesh Amarkhed and Dr. Sushrit N. also graced the occasion representing IMA, Raichur branch.
The theme for the occasion was “Normalizing Voluntary Blood Donation” and “One Drop of Humanity. Give Blood. Save Lives.” The event served to promote promote a culture of regular blood donation among young people as a social responsibility and increase the diversity and sustainability of the blood donor pool.
Dr. T. Srinivas in his address, emphasized blood units required were in shortage of the actual needs statistically in India. He urged the members to stand by the WHO slogan of “Normalizing Voluntary Blood Donation” rather than donating as per the need. He also stressed that there is a need to understand the magnitude of requirement of blood units of over 12-15 million units per annum in our Indian society. As a responsible citizen, there should be a need to shoulder the responsibility of the community and voluntary blood donation must be a continuous and ongoing process.
Dr. Gurudatta S. Pawar in his presidential remarks expressed appreciation for the role play and advocated to promote and relay such activities at the community level. He also informed the Community Medicine department to coordinate for such noble activities. He also conveyed appreciation to the Department of Pathology and Blood Centre, NMCH&RC for conducting today’s Blood Donation Camp and urged the faculties to organize such camps frequently.
Dr. Aanand A. S., Vice-Principal, Professor and HOD, Department of Pathology welcomed the gathering, Dr. Ashraf A. Zubair, Medical Officer, Blood Centre briefed regarding the occasion and Dr. Keerti Sahi, Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology, NMC, proposed the vote of thanks.
Donors with maximum number of blood donations and those who motivated students to voluntarily donate blood, were felicitated by the dignitaries.
The event also featured distribution of certificates to voluntary blood donors and prize distribution to the winners of slogan writing and reel making competitions, which were part of the motivational drive on the occasion of World Blood Donor Day 2026.
A total number of 72 units of blood were collected from the voluntary blood donors which included students and staff of Navodaya group of Institutions, Raichur. The conduction of the entire camp was highly appreciated by the authorities and deemed to be a resounding success.
