Sahiwal, March 12, 2019
COMSATS University Islamabad (CUI), Sahiwal Campus on Tuesday held a blood donation
camp for thalassemia patients where students donated blood. A statement said that
a large number of students, faculty and staff members gathered in the blood donation
camp at CUI, Sahiwal Campus to donate blood for thalassemia patients.
The donation camp was arranged by COMSATS Health Awareness and Blood Donor Society
& Ali Zaib Foundation. Donation drive drew a huge response from the students, faculty
members and staff and especially girls who turned up to donate blood for children
suffering from thalassemia and other patients. Director CUI, Sahiwal Campus Prof.
Dr. Saleem Farooq Shaukat, who inaugurated the donation camp, said, “The practice
of voluntarily blood donating is very low in Pakistan.
Such drives will encourage young students to go for voluntary donations. He appreciated
the students and staff members for donating blood for noble cause. Deputy Registrar
Safdar Ali said that blood donation collected from CUI will be used for Thalassemia
patients of Ali Zaib Foundation. Admin Administrator of Ali Zaib Foundation, Muhammad
Nafees thanked CUI administration for helping in setting up a blood donation camp
in the varsity and he also lauded the passion of students, faculty and staff in
donating blood. He said in few hours 83 blood donations were given by CUI students.
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