Srikakulam needs more blood donors, says ex-MLA
Former MLA Gunda Lakshmi Devi and local officials organized a blood donation camp in Srikakulam to address the district's significant blood shortage. The initiative encourages rural residents to donate, noting that only 6,000 of the required 32,000 units are collected annually.
Why it matters
Public health initiatives addressing blood supply shortages are vital for emergency medical preparedness and trauma care in rural districts.
Former MLA Gunda Lakshmi Devi on Monday requested people living in rural areas to come forward and donate blood to help save the lives of patients and road accident victims.
Ms. Lakshmi Devi along with with Indian Red Cross Society chairman P. Jaganmohana Rao, inaugurated a blood donation camp organised by the residents of Arasavilli, led by doctor Injarapu Mohana Rao at the Satyasai devotional centre in Srikakulam.
Speaking on the occasion, she said that the district annually needs 32,000 units of blood, but only about 6,000 units are collected from the district.
Mr. Jaganmohana Rao said that people in rural areas were generally healthy because of the physical work in fields and urged them to donate blood frequently to save patients in need.
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