"I first donated blood when I was 18 as a relative of mine needed blood transfusion. Talking about safe blood transfusion, Dr Shrikala Acharya, additional project director at Mumbai Districts AIDS Control Society (MDACS) said that in Mumbai transmission of HIV via blood transfusion is 0.02%. We realised that awareness on blood donation is a must as time and again hospitals face scarcity of blood," said Mundada. As many as 120 people out of 200 felt that donating blood makes them feel weak which is false. He said that he makes it a point to spread awareness about blood donation among his relatives and friends.

Source: dna June 14, 2016 02:36 UTC