Blood donation camp held in Vijayawada to mark Gandhi, Sastry Jayantis
The Indian Red Cross Society and a local merchants' association held a blood donation camp in Vijayawada. The event was organized to commemorate the birth anniversaries of Mahatma Gandhi and Lal Bahadur Sastry.
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Community-led health initiatives like blood drives are vital for maintaining local medical supply chains.
The Indian Red Cross Society (IRCS) and the Andhra Pradesh Paper Merchants Welfare Association organised a blood donation camp at AP NGOs Home in Gandhi Nagar, Vijayawada, on Friday as part of the Mahatma Gandhi and Lal Bahadur Sastry Jayanti celebrations.
AP NGO president A. Vidyasagar, IRCS district vice-chairman Velaga Joshi, secretary E. Chitti Babu and Andhra Pradesh Paper Merchants Welfare Association president Y. Lakshmikantha Rao inaugurated the camp.
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