NIFAA Sikkim State meeting held at Namthang

Singtam, December 16: held its first coordination meeting of ‘’ at , on December 15, 2020. The meeting was attended by Bikash Pradhan, Chief Coordinator, Praveen Pradhan, President, Krishna Chettri, General Secretary Kishore Baniya, Srijana Chetti and other members of NIFAA. SB Rai, Treasurer, NIFAA Sikkim State was the chairperson of the meeting.

The major highlight of the meeting was talk on Samvedna, a nationwide blood and plasma donation awareness campaign. The campaign shall be held on in 28 states and 8 Union Territories of India. More than 90,000 units of blood is expected to be collected from 1500 different venues of India. The campaign is also for attempt at , told Bikash Pradhan, Chief Coordinator, NIFAA Sikkim Unit. He further said the event commemorates the 90th anniversary of of , Sukhdev and Rajguru.

It was decided by the meeting that the launching programme of Samvedna shall be organized at , Namthang on . The said program would be graced by MP - Lok Sabha, Ministers and other dignitaries. Coordinators for the above mentioned event was also completed.

Praveen Pradhan, President, NIFAA Sikkim Unit informed the campaign shall be held at Central Blood Bank, STNM Hospital, Central Referral Hospital Blood Bank, Manipal, Government General Hospital, Namchi Blood Bank, District Hospital Singtam Blood Bank and District Hospital Gyalshing Blood Bank. Coordinators will have to connect every blood donors and different organization to make the event successful, said Pradhan.

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