A J Hospital inaugurates 'Voluntary Blood Donation Week' to mark World Blood Donor's Day
Mangaluru: A.J Hospital Mangaluru’s blood bank on Wednesday inaugurated a Voluntary Blood Donation Week to mark the World Blood Donor’s Day (June 14), here at the Hospital campus in the city.
Dr. Prashant Marla, Medical Director of A.J Hospital gave an overview of the A.J Blood Bank and World Blood Donor’s Day which was followed by guest lecture by eminent transfusion medicine specialist Dr. Ankith Mathur, Consultant, Transfusion Medicine, Transplant Immunology, Rotary T.T.K Blood Bank, Bangalore.
During the event a fully automated cell separator was also introduced in the hospital. According to a press release from the hospital with the addition of the new equipment, A.J Blood Bank is now ready for Apheresis Technology in which blood is withdrawn from a donor in an anticoagulant solution and separated into components.
“One component is retained and remaining constituents are returned to the individual. The advantage is its simplicity in operation & it is completed with single venipuncture. The added advantage is that a donor can donate within a week as compared to traditional donation, where a minimum of three months are required between one voluntary blood donation to the other”.
Fully Automated Cell Separator was inaugurated by Dr. Prashanth Marla, Medical Director, Dr. Amitha Marla, Director Medical Administration, A J Hospital, Dr. Ashok Hegde, Dean A J Institute of Medical Sciences and Dr.Muktha Pai, HoD, Pathology.
Programme began with prayer by Ms. Vinoda and Ms. Padma. Dr. Aravind P, Blood Bank Officer welcomed the gathering, Mr. P R Gopalkrishna delivered vote of thanks and Dr. Varsha, Pathology PG compered the programme.
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Another North Goa nightclub sealed; Kejriwal says corruption led to fire tragedy
Panaji (PTI): As part of a crackdown against tourist establishments violating laws and safety norms in the aftermath of the Arpora fire tragedy, Goa authorities on Saturday sealed a renowned club at Vagator and revoked the fire department NOC of another club.
Cafe CO2 Goa, located on a cliff overlooking the Arabian Sea at Vagator beach in North Goa, was sealed. The move came two days after Goya Club, also in Vagator, was shut down for alleged violations of rules.
Elsewhere, campaigning for local body polls, AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal said the fire incident at Birch by Romeo Lane nightclub at Arpora, which claimed 25 lives on December 6, happened because the BJP government in the state was corrupt.
An inspection of Cafe CO2 Goa by a state government-appointed team revealed that the establishment, with a seating capacity of 250, did not possess a no-objection certificate (NOC) of the Fire and Emergency Services Department. The club, which sits atop Ozrant Cliff, also did not have structural stability, the team found.
The Fire and Emergency Services on Saturday also revoked the NOC issued to Diaz Pool Club and Bar at Anjuna as the fire extinguishers installed in the establishment were found to be inadequate, said divisional fire officer Shripad Gawas.
A notice was issued to Nitin Wadhwa, the partner of the club, he said in the order.
Campaigning at Chimbel village near Panaji in support of his party's Zilla Panchayat election candidate, Aam Aadmi Party leader Kejriwal said the nightclub fire at Arpora happened because of the "corruption of the Pramod Sawant-led state government."
"Why this fire incident happened? I read in the newspapers that the nightclub had no occupancy certificate, no building licence, no excise licence, no construction licence or trade licence. The entire club was illegal but still it was going on," he said.
"How could it go on? Couldn't Pramod Sawant or anyone else see it? I was told that hafta (bribe) was being paid," the former Delhi chief minister said.
A person can not work without bribing officials in the coastal state, Kejriwal said, alleging that officers, MLAs and even ministers are accepting bribes.
