District Collector A. K. Kamal Kishore, who honoured the blood donors at Tenkasi Government Hospital on Wednesday during the ‘World Blood Donors’ Day’ celebrations, donated blood along with others.
After inaugurating the blood group identification camp at Tenkasi Government Hospital, Mr. Kamal Kishore donated blood and then honoured 180 donors, who donate blood at regular intervals to the blood banks of Tenkasi Government Hospital and the Sankarankovil Government Hospital.
He also honoured the organisations that work closely with the blood banks for arranging the donors in the right time.
The Collector appealed to the youth with clean habits to donate blood for saving the lives of the patients battling a range of ailments and the patients in the intensive care units after undergoing critical surgeries.
Joint Director of Health Services Geetha, Medical Superintendent of Tenkasi Government Hospital R. Jeslin, Medical Officer of Tenkasi Government Hospital Blood Bank M. Babu and others were present.