Bhatkal: A blood donation camp in association with the Bhatkal Government Hospital and Udupi Government Hospital Blood Bank was held at Shams Noor Nursing home here at Qamri tower in Bhatkal on Sunday. 

As many as 44 units of blood were collected.

It is a well-known fact that patients from Bhatkal, Murdeshwar, Manki and surrounding places are sent to Kundapur, Udupi and Mangaluru for further treatment due to lack of quality medical treatment in the region.  

On the occasion, Bhatkal Government Hospital Dr. Savita Kamath, Dr. Shams Noor, Dr. Veena, Abdul Sami Kola, Nisar Ahmed Ruknuddin, Nazeer Kasimiji, Syed Imran Lanka,Syed Qutub Lanka and many others were present.