The blood donation camp held at the premises of New Delhi Television (NDTV) from 11 am to 4 pm on the 1st of August, 2002 was a huge success. It was carried out by Dr. Rama Bhasin who heads one of the two blood banks at AIIMS. Many donors turned up for the same, however only 49 people could donate blood as the team from AIIMS came prepared for a maximum of 50 donors. A certificate of donation was given to each donor. A team of doctors were present to answer any queries and to convince future donors. A normal adult has about 5 litres of blood in his body and can safely donate 10% of it. Blood donation drives are conducted where healthy individuals between 18-60 years are invited to donate a part of their blood (350ml or 450ml depending on the donor's weight). Proper care is taken in selecting a donor. The medical history is taken and the prospective donor is examined for any ailments. The blood then collected is also screened for infectious agents such as Hepatitis B, C and HIV. Blood transfusion is a life saving measure in which blood from a blood bag is transferred into the vein of a recipient. Care and survival of patients brought in emergency situations such as natural disasters, road accidents and gun-shots would be impossible without blood transfusions. Patients may also require transfusions of blood/blood products associated with treatment of conditions like thalassaemia, chemotherapy for cancer or bone marrow transplant and haemophilia. Dr. Bhasin runs an exemplary Blood Bank at the Neuro Sciences Centre of AIIMS and the blood that is provided to the patients there is free of charge. The blood therefore will be a boon for them. Such camps at NDTV would be held once every month and would take only 50 people each time until every volunteer has been able to make the donation over the next few months. Those who could not volunteer were people with high BP, diabetes, asthma, any chronic illness, anaemia, pregnancy and those who have a history of seizures/epilepsy.