VOLUNTARY BLOOD DONATION DAY OBSERVED BY GSA

As it does every year, the Global Science Academy (GSA) by collaborating with th
e District AIDS Coordination Committee (DACC), Basti marked Voluntary Blood Dona
tion Day, October 1 (2010), with programmes that not only intended to raise awar
eness amongst masses but also people belonged to GSA have voluntarily donated bl
ood on this pious occasion. The GSA, for massive distribution, had brought out a
n IEC (Information Education & Communication) material in Hindi titled, “Raktadan,
ek Jivandan” which contained detailed information on the subject ranging from pla
ces for voluntary blood donation, important facts pertaining to blood donation,
benefits of blood donation and FAQ (frequently asked questions) as well. Simult
aneously, the same platforms were used for making people aware about the AIDS pa
ndemic by distributing another GSA developed IEC on HIV/AIDS & STI.
The Voluntary Blood Donation (VBD) related activities of the district were well
planned and the District Magistrate (DM) Mr. Pankaj Kumar presided over a work-p
lan meeting in this context on 27th of October 2010 which was attended by distri
ct health administration including Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Dr. Rajendra Kuma
r, Senior District Tuberculosis Officer (DTO) Dr. O. P. Singh, Chief Medical Sup
erintendent (CMS) Dr. O. P. Parikh, GSA’s executive body members including Directo
r Dr. Anil Pratap Singh its targeted intervention (TI) project staff and others.
Further, CMO called upon a departmental meeting to strategize various VBD activ
ities which also attended by GSA.
A debate competition on “Raktadan ka Mahatva” (-Importance of Blood Donation) was or
ganized on 29th September 2010 by the Global Science Academy (GSA) at Government
Girls Inter Collage (GGIC), Basti where nearly two dozen students took part in
the competition while the event was enthusiastically attended by approx. two hun
dred students. The debate programme was presided over by the Director of the Glo
bal Science Academy (GSA) Dr. Anil Pratap Singh. Mrs. Vimla Srivastava Principal
GGIC was the guest of honor during the occasion while from amongst the jury Ms.
Madhuri Srivastava, Mrs. Reeta Srivastava, Mrs. Geeta Khari and Mrs. Santosh Si
ngh lauded the efforts of GSA towards the cause of humanity. The names of Ms. Am
ina Khatun, Ms. Ritu Suri and Ms. Preeti Chaudhary were emerged for First, Secon
d and Third prizes towards recognizing their talent for debate competition in a
separate event which was planned at the District Tuberculosis Hospital, Basti on
30th September 2010.
In a seminar, held at the District Tuberculosis Hospital, CMO Dr. Rajendra Kumar
said that the DACC was organized the event by having collaboration of GSA and o
thers. DTO Dr. O.P. Singh, GSA Director Dr. A. P. Singh, PO-TI Mr. P.K. Patra an
d others expressed their opinion on the occasion. Later, for debate competition
Ms. Amina Khatun, Ms. Ritu Suri and Ms. Preeti Chaudhary etc. have received shie
lds and certificates duly signed by CMO, DTO and GSA Director.
On Voluntary Blood Donation Day (VBD), at Blood Bank of the District Hospital, B
asti, there happened a total of seven donations (blood) out of which four belong
ed to GSA. On behalf of the GSA, Mr. Sita Ram Singh, Mr. Jitendra Kumar, Mr. Irf
an and Mr. Shyam Sundar Chaudhary had voluntarily donated blood to achieve the n
oble cause. The VBD event was formally inaugurated by the District Magistrate (D
M) Mr. Pankaj Kumar. Those who were present include CMO, DTO, PO-TI, GSA Directo
r, CMS, NGOs, journalists from local media (-
print and electronic both), social workers and others. Electronic media also cov
ered interview of GSA Director on VBD which later aired to reach wider audiences
.
GSA has also plan to be part of VBD campaign during the month of October, 2010.
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Dr. Anil Pratap Singh
Secretary & CEO,
Global Science Academy (GSA),
Basti-272 001 (Uttar Pradesh) INDIA
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