Under the able guidance and encouraging
support of Principal Prof. Dr. (Mrs.) Ajay Sareen, the NSS Unit and DD Pant
Botanical Society celebrated Mothers’
Day by organizing Stem Cell Awareness
Drive in collaboration with Datri Organisation. More than 50 students along
with Principal, Faculty and staff registered for being potential Stem Cell
Donors. Principal Prof. Dr. (Mrs.) Ajay
Sareen said that International Mothers Day and International Thalassemia Day
fall on the same day. To do a blood stem cell
transplant, every Thalassemia patient
needs a perfect matched unrelated blood stem cell donor to donate lifesaving
cells and to give a second chance at life. Many children are waiting to find
their 1in 10,000 to One in a Million blood stem cell donor who could save their
life. So, HMV has decided to support the cause of Thalassemia patients by potentially giving the gift of life just
like mothers do. She further added that gift of life is the biggest gift and
the mother is the biggest donor. Dr. Anjana Bhatia, Head, PG Department
of Botany said that by donating our stem cells we may change the life of a Thalassemia or blood
cancer patient waiting for a donor. On this occasion, Dr. Nitika Kapoor gave
the vote of thanks. Dr. Shaveta, Ms. Harpreet, Ms. Ramandeep, Dr. Shuchi and
NSS Programme Officer Ms. Harmanu were also present.
