GCU BDS holds Annual Blood Donation Camp

The GC University Lahore Blood Donor Society (GCU BDS) Wednesday set up a “Blood Donation Camp” which drew a huge response from the students especially girls who turned up to donate blood for the children suffering from Thalassemia. The faculty members and a large number of students donated blood at the Camp.

Speaking on the occasion, GCU Vice Chancellor Prof. Dr. Ikram-ul-Haq (S.I) called on all the students to donate blood and highlighted the importance of voluntary blood donation in protecting precious human lives. He also appreciated the donation of blood by female students. The In-charge BDS said that more girls seem to be willing to donate their blood for Thalassemia patients. The Vice Chancellor announced giving certificates of appreciation to all the donors for the special service. The Dean Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Dr. Khalid Pervaiz also visited the Blood Donation Camp and appreciated the efforts of the Society for arranging the camp.

The Vice Chancellor and Dean during

the visit of blood donation camp at Salam Hall

The Blood, donated at the camp, was handed over to Fatimit Foundation for the safe transfusion to the children suffering from Thalassemia. On this occasion the health experts and hematologists also delivered lectures to different gatherings of people on the University premises and persuaded them to regularly donate blood as it is not only helpful in protecting lives of people who of and on require blood but it is beneficial for the donors also.

Fatmit Foundation Resource Manager Muhammad Waseem-ul-Haq, while speaking on the occasion said that in Pakistan the practice of voluntarily blood donating was very low as compared to the European countries and due to those patients, especially who require regular blood donations, miserably suffered. “Every year, more than 4,000 children are born in Pakistan with Thalassemia major, a condition in which the patient requires blood transfusion once or twice a month. In addition to these patients, blood transfusion is required during surgeries.

(30-06-2011)

GCU Blood Donor Society HOLDS ANNUAL BLOOD DONATION CAMP

The GC University Lahore Blood Donor Society (GCU BDS) is holding a blood donation campaign at the university’s Abdus Salam Hall for the children suffering Thalassemia and other blood-related diseases. The Society has displayed poster notices carrying messages like “Donate Blood, Save Lives” throughout the university campus to attract the students to the Blood Donation Camp. The faculty members of the university would also donate blood at the camp.                

(28-06-2011)

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