Donate blood once and save four lives says Minister
Minister for Power, Agriculture & Farmer’s Welfare and Election Department Ratan Lal Nath on Tuesday appealed to the residents of the State to donate blood in order to save lives. “Donating blood is an act of solidarity. Join the effort and save lives”. Each unit of blood donated is separated into four major components -platelets, plasma, red blood cells and white blood cells which can be used to save four lives, he said.
Addressing in a Mega Blood Donation Camp Organised by Power Engineers’ Association Tripura on the occasion of 162nd birth anniversary of Rabindranath Tagore at Bipani Bitan, Durgachowmuhani Ratan Lal Nath said it takes just a few minutes to donate blood, with each unit of blood donated being used to save four lives. We can segregate blood components these days and one unit is used to save lives. Many a time blood is not easily available to people in emergency situations. People need to understand the importance of blood donation and there is no harm in donating it. Donation is the lone source of blood. So, to save life, blood needs to be donated, the minister said.
“If we donate blood, it would not just help the patients but our own bodies as well. Donation of blood is like servicing one’s own system as it helps your body form new blood more often and so become more robust”. There is no alternative of blood. The demand of blood could only be met through voluntary blood donation, he said, adding that one can save a precious life by donating blood.
Mayor of Agartala Municipal Corporation Dipak Majumder and others were present in the blood donation camp.
