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Accra, July 21, GNA – Happy FM, one of the
popular sports resorts of the country has partner Donewell Insurance Company
Limited to organizing a blood drive to save lives.
The purpose of the exercise was to help
store the blood banks of the 37 military hospital and the national blood service.
A statement from Happy Fm in Ghana News
Agency said that the exercise was the seventh edition of Corporate Social
Responsibilities organized by both entities in Accra.
Mr. Emmanuel Akrumah, Program Manager
Happy FM, said the exercise involved mobilizing staff from both
institutions and the general public voluntarily donate blood to restore
Blood banks.
The statement said last year, more than 200
pints of blood were donated during a similar exercise at the Donewell Insurance
headquarters in Osu, the statement said.
Mr. Akrumah reportedly said, "This year
participation was also very good and we were able to collect 144 pints at the
donate blood to the AMA center. All units of blood collected would be
distributed to the National Blood Service and 37 military hospitals. We also had
free eye screening for donors. "
The statement congratulated Donewell Insurance,
who also sponsored the exercise last year, for the partnership and has
thanks to the listening desk at the Accra City Hall and to the pharmaceutical company Dannex
Limit, National Blood Service, 37
American Military and Advanced Eye Care Ghana for the different forms of
support to the exercise.
Ms. Jennifer Bebli, Marketing Manager
from Donewell Insurance Company Limited stated that his organization was proud to be
part of the exercise.
"It's a privilege to be part of this
exercise because in addition to saving lives, this exercise contributes to
achieving sustainable development goals as blood is collected
would be beneficial for working women and would help reduce the number of children and mothers
mortality, "she said.
The statement also said Dr. Mohammed Ameen,
the CEO of Advanced Eye Care Ghana, addressed the
Participants said Advanced Eye Care Ghana was proud to be badociated with the
initiative to save lives through blood donation.
"The partnership with Happy Fm was part of
fulfilling the mission of Advanced Eye Care Ghana to contribute to the
development of Ghana by meeting the health needs of citizens, "he said.
I said.
So he promised the clinic to
commitment to continue to support the health sector with free eye care
screening and awareness, the statement said.
Mr. Jonas Moli Belko of the National Blood
Bank, the statement noted that all donors had volunteered to save lives.
lived and encouraged citizens, especially healthy ones, to make a donation
some blood.
Captain Peter Kwarteng of 37 soldiers
The hospital urged the public to go to hospitals to donate blood voluntarily,
to say that it was stressful when emergencies sometimes occurred that the blood bank
was almost empty and resulted in deaths, the statement said.
GNA
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