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Trade fairs and other events have been taking place at the Chitwan Industrial Exhibition Center on Bharatpur Telecom Road from time to time. Even on Saturday, there was a lot of activity from early morning.
But the blood donation festival was organized instead of trade fair festival and other events. Where some regular blood donors joined. Some were donating blood for the first time even though they were older. Organizers informed that 1,717 people donated blood.
Madhukala Wagle of Bharatpur Metropolitan City-10 is 57 years old. She started donating blood for the first time. Similarly, 49-year-old Bhanu Pokharel of Madi was also unable to donate blood. He also reached the blood donation festival and donated blood for the first time. I have been hearing many times about blood donation. They say blood donation is life donation. But she did not get the day. Today I got this opportunity," Madhu Lal said.
June 14 is International Blood Donor Day. On this day, Blood Donors Society Chitwan branch organized the festival. When blood is needed during treatment, there is a lack of it. But many who can donate blood are not found to donate blood. We have organized this grand program to send a message that we are moving forward towards blood donation,'' said Ekraj Burlakoti, Chitwan President of the society and program coordinator of the original ceremony committee.
The organizers aimed to collect 1,500 pints of blood. Which passed easily. "More than we expected, 1717 people donated blood," said Bipin Pathak, secretary of the society and coordinator of the publicity committee. In addition, the organizers planned to prepare 1,000 new blood donors and make them participate in regular blood donation. Pathak said that young blood donors participated widely. Chairman Burlakoti says that he has been able to reach this goal due to the formation of various committees.
Burlakoti said that because the program was coordinated with the Toll Development Committee in all 98 wards of the seven municipalities of Chitwan, and accordingly, efforts were made to remove confusions about blood donation and propaganda, Burlakoti said that the participants came in large numbers. Doctor who is the consultant of the society. Bhojraj Adhikari said that people aged 18 to 65 years are eligible for blood donation. In some cases, it is not possible to donate blood regardless of age.
'There is no day for those who have an infectious disease and are taking medication for it. "Other than pregnant women, seven days of menstruation, less than three months after surgery or planning to undergo surgery after three months, other healthy people can donate blood," said Dr. Adhikari. He said that many people have come to donate blood saying that the confusion has been removed due to continuous propaganda on such issues through social media or other means.
Regional Blood Bank (Blood Bank) of Nepal Red Cross Society in Bharatpur. Technical support and Chairman Burlakoti said that the festival was held on the basis of consultation. Rameshkant Poudel, head of blood bank of Bharatpur, said that taking into account the possibility of consumption in hospitals outside Bharatpur and Chitwan, a large program of collecting blood from 1,500 people on the same day has been decided.
'We have the capacity to store two thousand pints of blood. Manpower and equipment are also available. And, there is also a demand for blood in the hospitals of this region. Therefore, a plan has been made to collect 1,500 pints," said Paudel. New blood donors have come from colleges. Now, if they can be made to participate in regular blood donation, it seems that an environment will be created where blood can be easily obtained when necessary," said Secretary Bipin Pathak.
