Infosys Foundation has donated a blood bank van, which has been specially designed for blood donation camps in rural and city areas, to NIMHANS on September 23, 2016. U B Pravin Rao, COO, Infosys Ltd handed over the bus to Dr. B N Gangadhara, Director, NIMHANS, at the Infosys Bengaluru campus. As part of the ceremony, a blood donation camp was also organized on campus.
The fully air-conditioned collection bus is equipped with collection and storage of 250 litres of blood at a time along with a storage facility for 12 foldable cots. It also includes the required medical equipment in case of an emergency and a generator set.