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SGPC to set up four more Covid Care Centres in Punjab – Bibi Jagir Kaur
Amritsar, May 17 (Punjab Post Bureau) – The HDFC bank has donated a special bus for setting up this mobile service 
for blood donation camps under the supervision of Sri Guru Ramdas Institute of Medical Sciences and Research (Sri Guru Ramdas Medical College) Amritsar under the management of SGPC. The SGPC got prepared a special bus for setting up blood donation camps in villages, towns and cities.
The bus was flagged-off by SGPC president Bibi Jagir Kaur in the presence of officials of SGPC and Sri Guru Ramdas Medical College.
She said that while the SGPC has dedicated Sri Guru Ramdas Charitable Hospital for the Covid-19 patients. “In such cases the need of blood often remains for the patients at the healthcare institutions, for which, a blood bank has been set up at Sri Guru Ramdas Medical College of the SGPC. Many blood donors are committed to the welfare of humanity, but due to Covid-19 pandemic, it is difficult for people to come to the hospital and donate blood. Therefore, the SGPC got prepared bus for setting up blood donation camps at various places, which has been served by HDFC”, said Bibi Jagir Kaur.
Bibi Jagir Kaur also said that the Covid Care Centres set up by the SGPC at various places are proving to be beneficial for the people. She said that so far about 150 Covid-19 patients have been cured at centre at Gurdwara Manji Sahib, Alamgir Ludhiana. Bibi Jagir Kaur said, “For the convenience of the Covid-19 patients, four more care centres would be started at Adampur in Jalandhar, at Gurdwara Nankeana Sahib in Sangrur, at Gurdwara Sahib in Wajidpur, Ferozepur and at Gurdwara Bhattha Sahib in Roopnagar. Services would be provided to the sangat as being rendered at earlier started three centres.”
Bibi Jagir Kaur said, “As there is a shortage of doctors and other support staff, so I appeal to the Indian Medical Council (IMA) to support SGPC by providing services of their doctors, which will enable Sikh body to open more centres in all the district of Punjab.”
On this occasion the SGPC senior vice-president Surjit Singh Bhitewad, executive committee member Satwinder Singh Tohra, Ajmer Singh Khera, Bhupinder Singh Bhalwan, Bhai Manjit Singh Bhurakohna, Harpal Singh Jallah, Principal Sri Guru Ramdas Medical College Dr. Manjit Singh Uppal, Principal of Sri Guru Ramdas Dental College Dr Kavipal Singh, assistant secretary Kulwinder Singh Ramdas, Simarjeet Singh, manager Gurinder Singh Mathrewal, OSDs to SGPC president Dr Amrik Singh Latifpur and Dr. Sukhbir Singh, superintendent Malkit Singh Beharwal and others were present.
