Col Sunita BS, an Army Medical Corps Officer  scripted history on November 21 by becoming the first woman to assume the role of Commanding Officer at Armed Forces Transfusion Centre (AFTC) , Delhi Cantonment, informed the PIB.

Prior to this, she served in the challenging role of Commanding officer at a strategically important Field Hospital in Arunachal Pradesh, where she provided the best possible Combat Medical Support. Graduating from the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences Rohtak, Col Sunita holds a Post Graduate degree (MD & DNB) in Pathology.

Currently, the officer has been given the responsibilities of managing the largest blood transfusion centre of the Armed Forces, AFTC which has state-of-the-art facilities in the field of Transfusion Medicine including Stem Cell cryopreservation, fully automated immune-hematology analyzers, gamma irradiation chambers, and Nucleic Acid Testing (NAT) capabilities.  AFTC is the first and the only licensed centre in the country to hold a Frozen Red Cell facility. Her unique blend of academic, administrative, and professional skills is crucial for her current role, stated the PIB.

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The Director General Armed Forces Medical Service in a post on X, congratulated Col Sunita BS for assuming command of the Armed Forces Transfusion Centre (AFTC), Delhi Cantonment from Col S Venkatesan.

“She is the #firstwomanofficer to command this prestigious centre under the aegis of  @dgafms_mod. Being the largest #BloodCentre of #ArmedForces, it has the state of the art facilities in the field of #transfusionmedicine including #StemCell cryopreservation, fully automated #Immunohematology analyzers, Gamma Irradiation chamber and #NucleicAcidTesting (NAT) capabilities. AFTC is the first and only licensed centre in the country to hold a Frozen Red Cell facility,” posted the DGAFMS.