Tuesday, 1 April 2014

Tripura at top in Voluntary Blood Donation (VBD)

Tripura State Blood Transfusion Council (TSBTC) on Saturday the 29th March, 2014 has declared that Tripura has maintained its top position for the sixth consecutive year in Voluntary Blood Donation in the country. During the current financial year (2013-2014), 99 percent was collected through voluntary donation and with the end of the year (financial year) in March, it would be 100 percent.

National Aids Control Organization, only five states in India have the distinction of over 80 percent blood collection through voluntary donation against the national average of55 to 60 percent. The states are Tripura, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Punjab and Maharashtra. Voluntary Blood Donation in Tripura has become a movement of sorts with people from all streams of life coming forward for this noble cause.


Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar is leading from the front to popularize the concept of Voluntary Blood Donation. He has donated blood six times after becoming Chief Minister in 1998.

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