The programme marks the 'World Blood Donors' Day' recognised by World Health Organization on June 14. This is the birthday of Karl Landsteiner, the scientist who discovered the ABO Blood group system.
The programme was inaugurated by Jc. Ashith Kumar, Zone President of Zone 15. The chief guest was Dr. Mohandas Bandhary, Vice President, Red Cross India.
Dr Thalithaya, Mr Nagesh, Mrs Vinodha, Mrs. Sunanda, and Mr Jayaram Shetty were also present on the occasion.
A released issued by the organisers stated that they expect to collect one hundred units of blood from the donors. Indian Red Cross Society is assisting JCI in drawing and collecting the donation of blood.
“We are also planning to release blood donor's directory, collecting data from various blood banks which will be made available at all the major blood banks & hospitals across Mangalore,” the release said.
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