INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Officials from the Ministry of Public Health say they have collected more than 670,000 units of blood from across the country in the past
year.Marking World Blood Donor Day in Kabul on Thursday, health officials said that in 1402 solar year, 150,000 men and 8,000 women donated
blood.&Fortunately, the employees of the Ministry of Public Health have been able to increase the number of blood donors,& said Abdul Wali
Haqqani, Deputy Minister of Public Health.Meanwhile, officials at the central blood bank stated that they distribute safe, disease-free
blood to patients in accordance with international norms.&In the past year, 677,000 units of blood have been collected,& said Saifur Rahman
Pashton, head of the Central Blood Bank.In addition, a number of participants in this program donated blood in a bid to encourage people to
do the same.&We donate this blood for the needy who have thalassemia and cancer diseases,& said one blood donor.Every year, the ministry
marks this day to promote the culture of donating blood by spreading awareness.RELATED STORIESNew injection could ‘revolutionize&
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