Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Sept 15: A universal donor Shabir Hussain, 50, has saved more than one hundred lives by donating blood 156 times for last 37 years, prompting doctors to call him ‘the man with the golden arm’.
Shabir, who resides downtown here, started this noble cause alone but as time passed more donors joined in and at present, he is leading 2100 volunteers across the Valley who are available round the clock in case of emergencies for the donation of blood. By donating blood at LD hospital this week, he broke his own record of blood donations.
Dr Javeed Iqbal Khan, in-charge at blood donation camp, said Shabir has broken several fears among people regarding blood donation and have motivated hundreds of people to donate blood. “He can continue donating blood for next twenty years. He motivates people to donate blood and more people are donating blood because of him,” said Dr Iqbal.
Shabir is considered as a hero among his peers and has won numerous awards. He might have started with four people but a pang for the society helped him to motivate a number of people to join in. After working with a handful of people initially, his work was recognised by Red Cross Society, Civil Defence and social groups like ‘Athwas’ who guided him and provided technical support to him.
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