Nara Bhuvaneswari, Managing Trustee of NTR Memorial Trust, said that blood donation is not just a donation, it is an assurance that another person's life is given. She said that these service programs are being expanded with the aim of understanding the pain of families in need of blood in emergency situations and supporting poor patients. 

She inaugurated the newly established Thalassemia Care Center and Modern Blood Bank (Blood Bank) under the auspices of NTR Memorial Trust in Vijayawada on Friday. It was announced that this center will be dedicated to the people of Vijayawada.

Speaking on the occasion, Nara Bhuvaneswari described this building established in Vijayawada as not just a construction, but a bridge to the lives of poor patients. She expressed hope that it will stand as an address for the service, trust and assurance of the people. She called on everyone who is healthy to donate blood and become a life donor. 

She recalled that the late NTR had immense love for people and considered working for them as his life. He explained that Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu established this trust to take forward his aspirations of providing a better life to even the last person in the society. Bhuvaneswari said that for the past

29
years, the NTR Memorial Trust has been providing services in many areas such as health, education, women empowerment, livelihood, and clean drinking water. He said that it is his fortune to be a partner in these service programs as the managing trustee of the trust. He said that this is not an organization limited to any one person, but to everyone who has the desire to serve. He 

urged everyone to be a part of this service program built with the trust of the people. He explained that through Sanjeevani Mobile Clinics and NTR Arogya Raths, free medical care and medicines are being provided to the people of remote and tribal areas of the two Telugu states. He said that RO plants are being set up in many areas and safe drinking water is being provided through the NTR Sujala program. Bhuvaneswari said that the trust is giving priority

to women
empowerment. He said that they are not only training women, but also encouraging them to become self-confident and stand up for their families. He said that they are providing marketing facilities for the products made by women through the Stree Shakti Handicraft Store. He said that in the field of education, poor students are also being trained as citizens who will be useful to the country in the future. He reminded that they have stood by the victims during floods, cyclones and natural disasters like Covid.

Bhuvaneshwari
said that this special care center has been set up keeping in mind the constant need of blood for children suffering from thalassemia and the concerns of their families. He said that they are already providing free blood, medicines and filters to thalassemia children in Hyderabad and now these services have been made available in Vijayawada as well. 

He revealed that blood bank centers are already functioning in Guntur, Visakhapatnam, Tirupati, and Rajahmundry, and another center will be opened in Anantapur soon. He said that every blood donor is a life donor and with their cooperation, many lives can be saved. NTR Trust CEO Rajendra and COO Gopi participated in the program. Bhuvaneshwari honored the donors who donated to the trust and those who served.