Gujarat: Dahod gets blood transfusion centre

VADODARA: The Wishing Factory (TWF), a city-based NGO founded by late Partth Thakur, has set up a blood transfusion centre at Zydus Medical College and Civil Hospital, Dahod.
Thakur, a thalassemia major, had requested the Indian Railway Tourism Corporation (IRTC) for two centres out of which the one at Dahod was inaugurated on Monday. The wellness-cum-transfusion centre will help more than 200 thalassemia, sickle cell anaemia and haemophilic warriors from the underprivileged sections of society.“The place provided by the hospital is quite spacious.
It allows ample free space for carrying out recreational activities. Also, there is an interactive space with toys and books for the children as well as a television set for their entertainment,” said TWF’s chairman and Thakur’s father Rajesh.
“The set-up has at ease treatment facilities including three recliners and two superior quality beds. It also has a playing zone, a waiting lounge for parents and a front desk,” he said.