The first award of the signs «Honorary Donor of Russia» took place this year in Buryatia

10.02.23

A solemn ceremony of awarding the first honorary donors this year was held in Ulan-Ude on February 9. The event was held at the Buryat republican blood transfusion station.

Twelve residents of Buryatia joined the ranks of honorary donors of Russia. Among them are employees of the Republican Clinical Emergency Hospital named after V.V. Angapov, the East Siberian Railway, Aviazavod, the Russian Guard, the Department of the Internal Affairs Ministry of the Republic of Buryatia, the College of Arts named after P.I. Tchaikovsky and other organizations. To date, the number of honorary donors of Russia living in the region is 2399 people.

Badges «Honorary Donor of Russia», certificates, letters of thanks and gifts were presented by Svetlana Oshorova, Head of the Department of Medical Assistance to Adults of the Health Ministry of Buryatia, Marina Butukhanova, Chief Physician of the Blood Service of Buryatia, and Galina Noskova, Deputy Chief Physician of the Blood Transfusion Station.

«Each of the awarded contributed to the development of the donor movement and saving the lives of patients. We thank the honorary donors for their responsiveness and desire to help» - the staff of the Buryatia Blood Transfusion Station.

The donor Anatoly Arsalanov, volunteers of the donor movement of the East Siberian State Institute of Culture, students of the College of Arts named after P.I. Tchaikovsky came to congratulate the donors and give creative numbers at the award ceremony.

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