On behalf of Jenner Club, PG and Research Department of Microbiology, organized a
free blood grouping camp for the benefit of school students. The camp was conducted under the
guidance of Dr.P.Jeevan, Head, Dr.M.Poornima and Ms.S.Vijaya Samoondeeswari, Assistant
Professor, Ms.R.Karthigai Selvi, Lab Technician belonging to the Department of Microbiology.

The 2nd year M.Sc. students registered the student’s details and detected the blood group for the
students.

A total of 149 blood grouping tests were done which comprises of 67 students studying
Sixth standard among them 33 were Girls, 34 were Boys, 11 students studying Tenth Standard
among them 1 girl and 10 boys, 27 students studying Eleventh standard among them 17 were
girls, 10 were boys, and 44 students studying Twelfth Standard among them 16 were Girls 28
were boys. The testing were started sharply at 10.45 a.m. and ended at 2.00 p.m. Students those
who have tested their blood group got a filled in slip about their blood group.

Among the 149 students 40% of students were belonging to “B” Positive blood group,
30% were belonging to “A” Positive blood group, 30% were belonging to “O” Positive blood
group and remaining were belonging to “B” Negative, “AB” Positive and “O” Negative.

When
compared to the girl students more number of boys was tested to make them come forward to
donate blood whenever possible and also spread the message of blood donation among masses.

Blood grouping is the first step in this direction.