Archive · 16 Sep 2026
Adityanath Urges Voluntary Blood Donation, Action Against Professional Donors
Yogi Adityanath asked more people to donate blood without being paid.
He said hospitals do not always have enough blood for patients.
Blood cannot be manufactured, so donations are needed.
He asked doctors to use social media to encourage safe, voluntary donations.
He also warned about people who regularly donate blood professionally.
Some of these donors may have illnesses that could spread through the blood supply.
Doctors were asked to report such cases and help protect patients.
Adityanath made the remarks while opening a charitable blood centre in Gorakhpur.
He also described improvements in medical facilities and training in Uttar Pradesh.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath urged doctors to promote voluntary blood donation through social media.
He warned that professional donors with diseases could increase the risk of infections in the blood supply.
Adityanath asked doctors to report such donors to the government and administration and raise public awareness.
He inaugurated an Indian Medical Association charitable blood centre and free outpatient department in Gorakhpur.
The chief minister highlighted expanded medical infrastructure and increased MBBS and postgraduate seats across Uttar Pradesh.
- Who
- Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, doctors, and the Indian Medical Association.
- What
- Adityanath urged greater voluntary blood donation and action against professional donors who may pose infection risks.
- When
- Wednesday, September 16.
- Where
- At the inauguration of an Indian Medical Association charitable blood centre in Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh.
- Why
- Because blood supplies are insufficient to meet demand and unsafe donations could create a future infection crisis.
- Event
- Inauguration of an Indian Medical Association charitable blood centre and free outpatient department
- Location
- Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh
- Blood supply concern
- Existing supplies are unable to meet demand
- Donation appeal
- Doctors were asked to promote voluntary donations through social media
- Safety concern
- Professional donors with diseases could increase infection risks
- Medical education
- MBBS seats in Uttar Pradesh rose from around 4,600 to more than 13,500
- Healthcare expansion
- Gorakhpur has BRD Medical College with super-speciality facilities and AIIMS