Henlly Phom Odyuo Dimapur, June 13 (EMN): It took around 16 years for people to come forward to donate blood in Nagaland, be it for patient-oriented or voluntary-oriented donation, while majority of them are the non-Nagas, said senior specialist and Dimapur Blood Bank In-charge, Dr. Temsu. He told Eastern Mirror on the eve of World Blood Donor Day, which is observed on June 14, that the gap in voluntary blood donation is still wide because of fear and myth, while suggesting practical awareness to bridge the gap. The blood bank in Dimapur is sufficient for now, which means it does not have blood stocked in abundance, said Dr. Temsu, who has been in charge of the blood bank for the past 15 years, while lamenting that most Nagas are compelled to donate blood for families. He also said that there were cases where people look for donors even if they are fit to donate. “There are two kinds of donors – patient-oriented and voluntary-oriented donation — wherein the former donation of blood usually happens within a family circle when a patient is in need of blood, while the later is a donor who donates irrespective of occasion and situation. Nagas...