Total 22512 pints of blood have been collected from the blood donations given during the three days campaign organised across Sindh by the Pakistan Peoples Party on the occasion of birth anniversary of Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto. This was said by President Peoples Doctor Forum, Senator Dr Kareem Khawaja while addressing a press conference at Press Club here on Thursday.
He said the three-day blood donations campaign was organised from June 21-23, all over Sindh on the directives of President Asif Ali Zardari. Senator Dr Kareem Khawaja informed that collected blood pints will be donated for Thalassemia patients in Sindh as well as to poor patients in other provinces. He also announced to donate 500 blood pints for Thalassemia patients in Gilgit-Baltistan. He expressed gratitude to Sindh Health Department, district administration, various blood banks, welfare organisations and workers of the PPP for their co-operation in the blood donation campaign.