Agartala, May 8 -- Tripura Governor Indra Sena Reddy Nallu on Friday underlined the critical importance of voluntary blood donation, stating that blood has no synthetic substitute and can only be obtained from healthy human donors.

He said that a donation of just 250 millilitres of blood can help save up to three lives.

The Governor was addressing the inaugural session of the 79th World Red Cross Day Celebration and a Mega Blood Donation Camp held at Red Cross Bhavan. The programme was organised by the Indian Red Cross Society in collaboration with its district branches.

Speaking at the event, the Governor assured people that blood donation is completely safe as the Indian Red Cross follows the highest medical standards, including the ...