Dakshina Kannada Unit of Indian Red Cross Society Has Been Awarded as The Best District Branch

The Dakshina Kannada unit of Indian Red Cross Society has been adjudged the Best District Branch (for 2019-2020 ) for the second consecutive time. The DK unit had bagged Best District Branch Award of Karnataka state last year too (for 2018-2019). The award was handed over to the office bearers of the district unit by the state Governor Thawarchand Gehlot on the occasion of the Annual General Meeting of the Karnataka State Branch of Indian Red Cross Society held at Glass House, Raj Bhavan, Bangalore on 30th November 2021 at 11.00 a.m. The State Governor is the ex-officio President of the Karnataka State Branch of Indian Red Cross Society.

Being the third party custodians of the Blood Bank for the entire district, it delivers 1300 units of blood every month to needy people. Out of this, about 300 units of blood are given free of cost to poor patients. It also provides First Aid Training, Disability Service, Disaster Management Service, organizes Health Camps and motivates the young through Youth Red Cross and Junior Red Cross. It also distributed over 25,000 free masks to frontline workers and arranged shelter and food worth Rs. 12 lakh to migrant labourers of this region during covid pandemic.