Resident Doctors in Maharashtra organise blood donation drive

Written by Meghna A Singhania Published On 2015-08-15T22:15:29+05:30 | Updated On 15 Aug 2015 10:15 PM IST

Resident Doctors in Maharashtra organise blood donation drive

To celebrate the 69th Independence day in the country, residents doctors in Maharashtra organised a series of blood donation camps throughout various hospitals in Maharashtra. These included JJ Hospital, Kem Hospital, Nair Hospital, Ambajogai hospital, BJ medical College, Pune and many more. Over 500 resident doctors participated as a part of the blood donation campaign organised throughout the State by Maharashtra Association of Resident Doctors (MARD).

The blood donation drive was accompanied by a series of panel discussions on topics concerning healthcare today organised by MARD at JJ hospital, Mumbai. These included issues like doctors protection act, NORI, the mental health bill 2013 as well as state organ transplant act.

Meghna A Singhania

Meghna A Singhania is the founder and Editor-in-Chief at Medical Dialogues. An Economics graduate from Delhi University and a post graduate from London School of Economics and Political Science, her key research interest lies in health economics, and policy making in health and medical sector in the country. She is a member of the Association of Healthcare Journalists. She can be contacted at meghna@medicaldialogues.in. Contact no. 011-43720751