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June 2025

Learning Events at BCAS

By Kinjal Shah | Kinjal bhuta, Hon. Jt. Secretaries
Reading Time 18 mins

1. “Blood Donation & Platelet Donation Awareness Drive” on 16th May, 2025

On Friday, 16th May, 2025, the BCAS Foundation, jointly with the Seminar, Membership & Public Relations Committee of BCAS, held the annual “Blood Donation Drive”, enlisting the support of Tata Memorial Hospital (TMH).

Doctors and technicians from TMH screened 74 potential donors through the detailed questionnaire filled in by them. Contrary to popular belief, patients diagnosed with cholesterol, thyroid, blood pressure issues could also donate blood, provided they met certain criteria. 54 units of blood were collected from eligible donors, which included the President, Chairman of the SMPR committee, BCAS members and staff.

To create awareness and dispel the myths about platelet donation, a “Platelet Donation Awareness Drive” was also held with donors giving blood sample for the platelet donation eligibility check.

For their invaluable contribution, each blood donor was presented a “Life Saver” medal, the BCAS Calendar and a BCAS publication from the Book Mela which was h

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