Handwara, Nov 03 (KNS): Red Cross society Kupwara on Tuesday organised a blood donation camp in collaboration with District Hospital Handwara in which forty units were donated by locals volunteers of Handwara and adjoining areas.
According to Kashmir News Service, the donation camp was inaugurated by General Secretary Kifayat Hussain Rizvi and he flanked by regional secretary Mohammad Yousuf Zargar and officials of District Hospital Handwara.
During the programme various volunteers donated the blood and said giving blood can the save the lives of people and had appealed the local youth to come forward and donate the blood.
Speaking on the occasion General secretary said earlier people were afraid for donating blood but now the people are very corporative and we are regularly organising the blood donation camps.
After donating the blood the youth were given proper refreshment.
Instructor Red Cross society Kupwara Syed Imtiyaz donated blood for the 54th and he was widely hailed by the general public.
Meanwhile, Samiullah Muslim In charge blood bank District Hospital Handwara said that we have received 40 units of blood during the blood donation camp (KNS)