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75th Independence day

aapi’s national Blood donation drive and stem cell

registry launched, honoring fallen covid Warriors

Our Bureau

Chicago, IL

am grateful to the dozens of
local AAPI Chapters who
I have initiated and organized
Blood Donation Drives and
Stem Cell Registration across
the nation, in honor of the Fall-
en Heroes of Covid-19, and as
India is celebrating 75 years of
our Independence, we have tak-
en this initiative to do National
AAPI Blood Donation Drives
in 75 cities,” said Dr. Anupa-
ma Gotimukula, President of the Blood Donation Drive, in-
American Association of Physi- clude Dayton (OH); Oakbrook
cians of Indian Origin (AAPI,) village (IL); Ridgeland, Mis-
the largest ethnic organization sissippi; Dallas (Tx), and Co-
in the United States. lumbus (SC). Dozens of other
“On the occasion of the cities have planned to organize
75thIndependence Day of In- similar events across the nation tion can save three lives. Each in the U.S. every year. While
dia, we the physicians of Indian in next few months,” she said. blood component of whole not everyone is able to donate
origin serving every 7th patient “AAPI has launched 75 city blood transfusion can help up blood, Dr. Gotimukula pointed
in the United States, are excited blood donation drive. It only to three different people. Point- out that only 37 percent of the
to launch this unique and noble takes 15 minutes of one›s time ing to the fact that Blood cannot country’s population is able to
initiative and Stem Cell Drive” and can save and sustain 3 lives be manufactured despite medi- donate blood. On why she and
in 75 cities across the United with each pint of blood. So let cal and technological advances. the AAPI leadership chose this
States,” Dr. Gotimukula added. us all be the heroes and life sav- The only way we can give blood as a priority\, Dr. Gotiumuka
The launch event of the ers. We all are one humanity to those who need it is through said, “The 3rd Covid Wave is
Blood Drive was organized in and one family, Vasudhaiva Ku- donation. It doesn’t cost us any- causing increased ICU admis-
Chicago on August 7th under tubakam,» said Dr. Ravi Kolli, thing to donate but your dona- sions again. There is a dire need
the leadership of Dr. Meher President-Elect of AAPI. tion saves lives. Blood is needed for blood. Your friends or fam-
Medavaram, Chair of AAPI’s Describing the benefits of every two seconds. ily may need blood someday.
Blood Donation Initiative. “Sev- Blood Donation, Dr. Meher Nearly 21 million blood And this noble cause helps save
eral cities that have organized Medavaram said, a single dona- components are transfused Continued on next page... >>

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