World Pharmacist’s day
Shri Venkateshwara University and VGI Meerut organized a seminar on organ donation and a mega blood donation camp to celebrate the World Pharmacist’s day.
Further, to educate people about organ donation, we conducted an awareness rally on the campus.
The Pharmacy faculty members, staff, and students donated blood voluntarily. Further, they collected 142 units of blood and pledged to save lives by donating blood.
Dr VPS Arora, renowned Scientist & Chief Advisor to the Chairman, vowed to donate his organs after death. Dr VPS Arora, who was a colleague of former President Dr Abdul Kalam, has already pledged to donate his eyes after death.
The Group Chairman, Dr Sudhir Giri, Chief Advisor Dr VPS Arora, & the Pro Chancellor Dr Rajiv Tyagi inaugurated the seminar by lighting a lamp to Goddess Saraswati.
The VC Dr Rakesh Yadav & the Registrar Dr Piyush Pandey joined them to inaugurate the organ donation seminar & the mega blood donation camp on the occasion of World Pharmacist’s day.
In his address, the Group Chairman Dr Sudhir Giri reiterated organ/body donation is the biggest donation in the world. By donating organs, you not only give a new lease of life to the recipient but also become immortal. He commended Dr VPS Arora’s pledge to donate his organ/body & exhorted the masses to come forward for such a noble cause.
Moreover, the Pro Chancellor Dr Rajiv Tyagi affirmed its better to donate organs after death so that the needy gets a reason to smile. There is no point wasting them after death.
The CEO Mr. Ajay Shrivastava, VC Dr Rakesh Yadav, Registrar Dr Piyush Pandey & the Meerut Campus Director Dr Pratap Singh also addressed the event.
Seminar on Organ donation on World Pharmacist’s day
Those present included the Dean Pharmacy Dr Rahul, Dr Ashwin Kumar Saxena, Dr OmPrakash, Dr Ramesh, Ashwini Gupta, Dr Shilpi Sharma, Dr Mohit Shrivastava, Dr Dheeraj Dubey & Pankaj Gill.
Also present were Ravi Saini, Vicky Kumar, Shrestha Singh, Renu Saini, Manu Bharti, Pranshul, Farhan Usmani, Shivangi Raj, Tejaswi Chaudhary, Manju Rani, Ankush Gautam, Nitin Kumar & Dr Nidhi Singh.
Ritu, Shivakant, Gaurav, Ravi, Arun Goswami, SS Baghel & the Media Incharge Mr. Vishwas Rana among others were all present.