Hoshiarpur : Daljeet Ajnoha : Oct.10 – On the occasion of National Voluntary Blood Donation Day, which is celebrated every year on 1 October, the Health Department of Punjab Government felicitates those persons who have made significant contribution in the field of blood donation. This state level program was organized by Punjab State AIDS Control Society and Punjab State Blood Transfusion Council on 10 October in Patiala. In this program, blood donor Sidhu couple Bahadur Singh Sidhu and Jatinder Kaur Sidhu, residents of town Bulowal of Hoshiarpur district, who are known as “Star couple blood donors” in the area, were honored with the state award by Health Minister Punjab Dr. Balbir Singh.
It is worth noting that this is the second out of 7 blood donor couples of Punjab and the first couple of Hoshiarpur district who are active in the field of blood donation. This couple has donated blood together 31 times so far and this number is increasing continuously. So far, this couple has donated 37 liters of blood. Bahadur Singh Sidhu has personally donated blood 66 times (about 25 liters so far) and Jitinder Kaur Sidhu has personally donated blood 31 times (about 12 liters).
