Parliamentary Secretary Health, Dr Nausheen Hamid performed the 'Foundation Stone Laying' ceremony of the Islamabad Regional Blood Centre. The Centre would be constructed and equipped with the support of the German Government through KFW-German Development Bank, amounting to Rs 175 million (€ 1.6 Million). The government of Germany was represented in the ceremony by Dr. Marlin Seiburger, Head of Health Division, KfW and Country Director KfW, Wolfgang Moellers and Zoll from German Embassy.
Also present on the occasion were Prof. Hasan Abbas Zaheer, Project Director, Safe Blood Transfusion Programme, Dr Masuma Zaidi, Coordinator Health Sector, KfW and Zahid Mahmood Team Leader EPOS, representatives of licensed blood banks in Islamabad, stakeholders and media representatives, says a press release issued here on Friday.-PR