Organised in partnership with Government Medical College and Hospital, Chandigarh.
27 units of blood collected.
CHANDIGARH/ SEPTEMBER 23, 2019:In order to overcome the perennial problem of shortage of blood during medical requirements/emergencies, Aakash Educational Services Limited (AESL) on the occasion of its 31st Foundation Day,organized a voluntaryblood donation camp at its Institute in Sector 34-Ahere. The camp was organized in partnership with the Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH), Chandigarh.
The employees of Aakash Institute and their families attended the camp, collectively donating 27 units of blood making the camp a grand success.
In the past few years, India has seen an improvement in the blood collection (from 9.8 million units in 2012-12 to 11.45 million in 2017-18). Despite this, India stares at blood shortage of a whopping 1.95 million units.
Speaking on the importance of blood donation, Mr. Aakash Chaudhry, Co-Promoter & CEO at Aakash Educational Services Ltd. and Founder & Trustee at Plaksha University,said, “We need to come forward and work collectively if we want to eliminate casualties that occur due to unavailability of blood during medical emergencies. It is heartening to see fellow colleagues come out in large numbers to donate blood whichwill save precious lives. My congratulations to the entire team who have made this camp a grand success.”
The units of blood that were collected were deposited with the GMCH, Chandigarh.
About Aakash Educational Services Limited (AESL)
Aakash Educational Services Limited (AESL) provides comprehensive test preparatory services for students preparing for medical and engineering entrance examinations, school/board exams and competitive exams such as NTSE, KVPY,and Olympiads. AESL believes that the “Aakash” brand is associated with quality coaching and a proven student selection track record in various medical and engineering entrance examinations.
With 30 years of operational experience in the test preparatory industry, the company has a large number of selections in Medical & Engineering entrance exams, a pan India network of 186+ Aakash Centres (including franchisee),and a student count of more than 200,000.
Aakash Educational Services Limited (AESL) provides comprehensive test preparatory services for students preparing for medical and engineering entrance exams, school/board exams and other competitive and scholarship exams suchas NTSE, KVPY and Olympiads.