Members of the Indian FPU turned out en masse on 14 June to donate blood during a special campaign organized by the County Health Team in Grand Gedeh, on the occasion of this year’s World Blood Donor Day. In all, 11units of blood was donated.
The blood donation camp at the Zwedru City Hall was organized in collaboration with the Grand Gedeh branch of the Voluntary Blood Donor Association of Liberia (VOBDAL).
Other highlights of the event, initiated by the Indian FPU 2, included a blood donation march in the streets of Zwedru to create public awareness, followed by an indoor programme at the City Hall. That function was attended among others by local dignitaries.
Speaking at the event, FPU 2 Medical Officer Dr. Heera Raja underscored the importance of voluntary blood donation and the need to sensitize the public about this humanitarian gesture.
From the ceremony at the City Hall, the campaign shifted to the Blood Bank of the Martha Tubman Memorial Hospital, Zwedru. There, medics of the India FPU-2 set the ball rolling by personally donating blood. The Indian FPU-2 Commander and other officers were actually among the first to have their blood drawn.
The initiative, unprecedented in Grand Gedeh, was highly appreciated by the County authorities.
