Blood bank donates 36,165 bottles
The blood transfusion centre of Bahawal Victoria Hospital, Bahawalpur provided 36,165 bottles of blood to thalassemia patients over the last few years.
According to a press release issued on Wednesday, the blood transfusion centre was established at said hospital. “From the date of functioning to onward, the BVH blood transfusion centre provided 36,165 bottles of blood to thalassemia patients free of cost,” the press release added. It further stated that 165,433 blood donors visited centre during the last few years.
Out of them, 140,940 persons donated their blood for patients. The centre provided the patients with 164,137 bottles of blood. The centre also conducted 705,653 screening tests of diseases including malaria, hepatitis and others.
Published in The Express Tribune, July 9th, 2020.