Rajasthan Association Ghana stocks Ridge Hospital Blood Bank

Accra, June 18, GNA – The Rajasthan
Association Ghana (RAG) has stock the Blood Bank of the Greater Accra Regional
Hospital (Ridge Hospital) with 45 pints of blood.

The Blood Camp Donation, which is the second
by the Association, was organised as part of activities marking the 478th birth
anniversary of Maharana Pratap Jayanti, a Hindu Rajput King of Mewar in
Rajasthan, India.

The maiden edition of the RAG Blood Donation
Camp, which was held in May 2017, recorded 57 pints of blood at the same
facility.

Membership of RAG is made up of people from
Rajasthan in India, who are currently living and working in Ghana.

Rajasthan is India’s largest state by area,
which is located on the western side of the country.

Mr Rishikant Thanvi, the Coordinator, RAG,
urged everyone to donate blood; as it was a noble and a worthy cause.

He said blood was needed to save the life of a
needy person; adding that “it just takes not more than 15 minutes to donate
your blood”.

“If you see the scenarios in the whole of
Accra, most of the government hospitals, they have shortage of blood. We are
appealing to more people to come forward and organise this type of blood camp,
so that the needy people can get the blood on time. And it helps us to save
somebody’s life,” he said.

Mr Thanvi said blood donation besides saving
the life of the recipient, was also good for the health of the donor.

“Donate blood and save somebody’s life,” he
said.

Mr Yashpal Singh Rathore, President, RAG, also
appealed to the public to donate blood to save somebody’s life.

According to history, Maharana Pratap belonged
to the Sisodiya clan of Rajputs; and that the King was revered and worshipped
by many royal families in Rajasthan for his bravery and courage.

The birth anniversary of Maharana Pratap is
celebrated according to the Hindu calendar, which is a lunar calendar; hence
the rotation of the date.

Maharana Pratap is best known for the Battle
of Haldighati against Mughal Emperor Akbar to defend his Kingdom.

The great ruler fought against foreign
aggression of India, and his purpose was for human welfare.

GNA

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