MTN Collects 6,000 Pints Of Blood To Support National Blood Bank

MTN Ghana has collected over 6,000 pints of blood to support the National Blood Bank and other regional hospitals in the country.

Each year, thousands of lives are lost as a result of shortage of blood at the various blood banks across the country.

To this end, MTN on Valantine's Day organised its annual blood donation exercise in response to the need of the critical resource in healthcare delivery.

Kennedy Kofi Ofosuhene, Corporate Services Advisor, South-West Business District of MTN, mentioned that the initiative confirmed MTN's commitment towards improving healthcare delivery.

He revealed this in an interview with DAILY GUIDE during the MTN’s annual blood donation exercise at the Takoradi Market Circle, Shama and Tarkwa to support the nation's blood bank.

Mr Ofosuhene explained that human capital is very essential to the development of a country.

“So as a corporate body that cares for the people in the communities we operate in, we decided to commit our resources to this worthy course. In 2011, we launched the annual blood donation exercise and since its inception, we have collected about 6,226 pints of blood to support the national blood bank and other regional hospitals throughout the country,” he added.

Mr Ofosuhene stated that last year, MTN was able to generate 2,551 pints of blood exceeding their target by 534 pints which were distributed to regional hospitals in all 10 regions of the country.

According to him, MTN is expected to receive 2,225 pints of blood on the nationwide exercise this year, adding that Takoradi, Shama and Tarkwa are expected to give 600 pints of blood.

Mr Simon Amoh, Regional Senior Manager for South West Business of MTN, revealed that the MTN Foundation has invested in health, education and economic empowerment.

“For many years, we have consistently invested in these areas and we will continue to expand our frontiers,” he pointed out.

From Emmanuel Opoku, Takoradi