Press Release- Mangalore Aug 09: Blood Help Line Karnataka (R) has achieved a new milestone by collecting a whopping 603 units of blood through a mega Blood donation campaign, that was conducted at a time in 21 different blood banks situated in the various cities of Karnataka State, as a part of it's 5th anniversary campaign.

In spite of undeclared curfew kind of situation seen across the state due to possible third wave of Covid-19, and Nationwide immunisation programme, Blood Helpline Karnataka took a bold step to organise a large Blood Donation Campaign across the state, to reduce the scarcity of blood units in the blood banks.

The campaign was conducted in association with 21 different blood banks spread across various cities of Karnataka State as mentioned below, to mark the 5th anniversary of Blood Helpline Karnataka organisation.

55 units of blood in Lion's blood bank at Hennur and JP Nagar, 20 units at Mysore Lion's Jeevadhaara blood bank, 11 units at Madikeri District hospital blood bank in association With Kodagu blood donors, 24 units at Hassan blood bank, 50 units at Rotary Campco blood bank Puttur, 15 units in association With blood donors helpline at Alvas hospital blood bank Moodabidri, 25 units at KMC blood bank Manipal, 104 units in association With Sauharda friends ammunje at Yenepoya hospital blood bank Mangaluru, 36 units at KS Hegde hospital blood bank, 30 units at Kanachuru hospital blood bank, 60 units of blood at Indian red cross society blood bank, 13 units at AJ hospital blood bank, 26 units at Wenlock district hospital blood bank, 43 units at KMC hospital blood bank in association with MOM group, 32 units at Father muller's hospital blood Bank, 21 units at Tejasvini hospital blood bank, 7 units at Shrinivas hospital blood bank, 10 units at Dr. Gowder's blood bank Bijapur, 14 units at Raichur blood bank and 7 units of blood at Indian red cross society Kundapur were collected from the donors.

Organisers of the mega Blood donation campaign and Team Blood Helpline Karnataka (R) have expressed deep gratitude and are grateful to the donor's for voluntarily coming forward to donate the precious blood amid fear of Covid-19, Staff members of various blood banks, and office bearers and members of various organisations for their cooperation, representatives from the media, and to all those who have contributed directly and indirectly to make the Blood Donation Campaign-2021 a massive success.

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