GCU holds Blood Donation Camp

GC University Lahore Blood Donor Society (GCU BDS) set up a “Blood Donation Camp” with collaboration Shaukat Khanum Cancer Hospital, which drew a huge response from the students. A number of students and faculty members donated blood at the Camp which was organized at the GCU Old Hall.  GCU Vice Chancellor Prof. Dr. Muhammad Khaleeq-ur-Rahman visited the Blood Donation Camp and appreciated the efforts of the Blood Donor Society for arranging the camp.

Speaking on the occasion, GCU Vice Chancellor Prof. Dr. Muhammad Khaleeq-ur-Rahman 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 students as he was told by GCU BDS Incharge Babar Naseem Aasi that GCU students from all disciplines were willing to donate their blood.

(28-12-2012)

GC UNIVERSITY LAHORE HOLDS BLOOD DONATION CAMP

GC University Lahore Blood Donor Society (GCU BDS) 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. As many as 183 students and nine faculty members donated blood at the Camp. Prof. (Meritorious) Dr. Muhammad Khaleeq-ur-Rahman; Vice Chancellor, GCU Lahore, Dean Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Dr. Khalid Pervaiz and Registrar Dr. Anjum Nisar visited the Blood Donation Camp and appreciated the efforts of the Blood Donor Society for arranging the camp.

Speaking on the occasion, Prof. (Meritorious) Dr. Muhammad Khaleeq-ur-Rahman; Vice Chancellor, GCU Lahore called on all the students to donate blood and highlighted the importance of voluntary blood donation in protecting precious human lives.

Students are donating blood during Blood Donation Camp at GC University Lahore

The Fatmit Foundation Resource Manager said that in Pakistan the practice of voluntarily blood donating was very low as compared to the European countries and due to tha patients, especially those who required 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,” he added. The Blood, donated at the camp, was handed over to Fatimit Foundation for the safe transfusion to the children suffering from Thalassemia.

(09-05-2012)