गृहपृष्ठ ∕ Nepal ∕ Lions Club collects 2,459 units of blood in 45 days in Gandaki Nepal Lions Club collects 2,459 units of blood in 45 days in Gandaki KathmanduPati October 02, 2020 KATHMANDU : The Lions Clubs active in different districts in the Gandaki and Dhaulagiri areas have taken initiatives to collect blood. A total of 2,459 units of blood have been collected in a period of one and a half months. Fifty-two clubs in these areas accelerated the blood donation programme after the Blood Transfusion Centre started facing blood shortage due to the lockdown that was imposed in order to prevent COVID-19 infection. Department Chief of Lions Club of 325 (Vivan), Bal Krishna Sharma, said that blood is being collected with technical support from blood transfusion centres in every district except Manang and Mustang of the Gandaki State. Similarly, 26 units of blood have been collected in a blood donation programme organized by Lions Club of Shanti Stupa Chautari at Birautachowk of Pokhara today. The Regional Blood Transfusion Centre is charging Rs 500 per unit blood for patients undergoing treatment at community hospitals while Rs 1,000 for the patients receiving treatment at private hospitals. Write your comments RELATED NEWS Flood relief funds reach Rs 17.54 billion Landslide suspected as cause of deadly Budhi Gandaki flood Flood sweeps away six bridges, 10 people missing Flood sweeps away 35 homes in riverside villages Flash flood sweeps away riverside bazaar and hydropower camp When Nepal Goes Offline Top Headlines Monsoon is predictable and Nepal’s disaster response should be too1 Nepal “a Buffer State”: Rethinking foreign policy in relative terms2 Promotion Linked to Future Military Leadership: Major General Magar Could Become Army Chief3 When the State Pulls the Trigger, Who Answers ?4 Before the Ballots: How Oli Lost the Political Narrative5 PM Shah pledges Krishnabhir highway reopening within month6 Nepal’s Political Renaissance: The rise of the RSP, the re-ordering of the old political order and the political path forward7 Balen’s Silence Has Invited Curiosity, Confusion, and Concerns8 TRENDING Agriculture: Nepal’s bridge to overcome economic crisis Role of Vitamin D in pregnancy to combat COVID-19 Prithivi Narayan Shah-tyrant or a builder of the nation ? Supreme Commander Ganeshman Singh’s 23rd Memorial Day being observed today Prachanda flies to India for treatment of his ailing wife Dhakal elected FNCCI senior Vice-chair Over 45 thousand Nepalis repatriated home from abroad Suzuki Dzire In a New Premium Avatar
