RONO HILLS, 26 Sep: The NSS Cell of Rajiv Gandhi University (RGU), in collaboration with MY Bharat, Papum Pare, organised a voluntary blood donation camp at the university here on 25 September to promote voluntary blood donation and create awareness about the importance of donating blood.

Fifty-three units of blood were collected during the camp, the NSS Cell of the university said.

As per camp records, it said, 75 donors, including 42 males and 33 females, turned up for the camp. Of them, 35 males and 18 females were able to donate blood after medical screening.

During the screening process, 22 prospective donors were deferred, comprising 7 male and 15 female donors, in accordance with the applicable medical eligibility criteria. No donor reactions were reported during the camp, it said.

A medical team from the TRIHMS, led by Dr Tashi Paleng, played a key role in conducting the blood donation process, including donor screening, medical assessment and collection of blood units.

RGU Vice-Chancellor Dr Shivaraj also attended the camp to encourage the participants, and appreciated the efforts of the NSS Cell.

The NSS Cell acknowledged the contributions of all, including the Chief Medical Officer of the university's Health Centre Dr Akin Tana Tara, the TRIHMS medical team, all the donors, and its volunteers for conducting the camp smoothly.