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The MTN Foundation Ghana has organized a blood donation exercise drawing citizens to stock the blood bank of major regional hospitals across the country. The event which was in partnership with the National Blood Service (NBS), 37 military hospitals and Greater Accra Hospital (Ridge Hospital), on the theme “Save a Life”, aims at raising awareness about the significance of blood donation, its impact in Ghana and to collect 6,100 units of blood from all locations. Mr Kofi Aware, General Manger Legal and Regulatory, in an interview with the Ghana News Agency (GNA) said the “Safe a Life” was an initiative of MTN Ghana Foundation. He explained that since the inception in 2011 “Save a Life” initiative, had responded to the NBS’s call to action, help...

Hundreds of people in the Central Region, including students, on Friday participated in the MTN Ghana Foundation’s annual blood donation exercise held to commemorate Valentine’s Day. The “Save a Life” blood donation exercise aimed at supporting the National Blood Service and restock regional blood banks, had so far, collected more than 29,000 blood units since 2011. The Foundation's target is to collect more than 6,100 units of blood across the country this year alone, the highest since the intervention started. In the Central Region, the exercise took place at the Winneba Senior High School, Academy of Christ the King in Cape Coast, the University of Cape Coast School of Medical Sciences, Ankaful Nursing Training School, and the North Campus of the University of Education, Winneb...

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MTN Foundation,Ghana Supports the Blood Banks

Hundreds participate in MTN Ghana Foundation’s blood donation exercise