More than 193 donate blood at Raichur camp
More than 193 people donated blood at a camp in Raichur organised by Shilpa Medicare, the Shilpa Foundation and two medical institutions. The event formed part of celebrations for managing director Vishnukant Bhutada’s 64th birthday. Organisers urged medically eligible people to treat blood donation as a social responsibility.
More than 193 people donated blood at a camp organised in Raichur on Friday by Shilpa Medicare and partner institutions. The camp formed part of celebrations marking the 64th birthday of Shilpa Medicare Managing Director Vishnukant Bhutada. It was jointly organised by Shilpa Medicare Ltd., the Shilpa Foundation, Navodaya Medical College Hospital and Research Centre, and Raichur Institute of Medical Sciences.
The event was held at a hall on the premises of Shilpa Pharma Lifesciences Ltd. Shilpa Pharma Lifesciences Director Sharath Reddy inaugurated the camp and described blood donation as an important service that could help save another person’s life. Reddy appealed to people to come forward and make blood donation a social responsibility.
He also said regular donation, where medically appropriate, could contribute to maintaining good health. The source material does not provide details about the quantity of blood collected or the number of units supplied to hospitals. Reddy and Chief Operating Officer Manicka Vasagan also acknowledged Bhutada’s work through the Shilpa Foundation.
They referred to initiatives in health, education, environmental protection and sports, as well as his social-service activities in Raichur. Medical and institutional representatives attended the event, including A.S. Ananda, vice-principal; Ashraf, a medical officer at Navodaya Medical College; and Ahmad Hussain of the RIMS blood bank.
Doctors, officials, Shilpa Medicare employees and blood-bank staff were also present. The organisers’ appeal focused on participation by people who meet medical eligibility requirements. No further information was provided about future blood-donation camps or the use of donations collected at the event.
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