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 Nepali Congress urges government to protect citizens after Saudi drone… Indian Foreign Secretary to visit Nepal ahead of Balen’s India… Climate loss and damage fund approves $20 Million grant for… Nepal must accelerate reforms to exit FATF grey list Nepal beat Oman by 10 runs in League-2 clash Nepal PM urges unity and action against corruption Top Headlines Nepal “a Buffer State”: Rethinking foreign policy in relative terms1 Monsoon is predictable and Nepal’s disaster response should be too2 Promotion Linked to Future Military Leadership: Major General Magar Could Become Army Chief3 When the State Pulls the Trigger, Who Answers ?4 PM Shah pledges Krishnabhir highway reopening within month5 Before the Ballots: How Oli Lost the Political Narrative6 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 Lockdown 2.0: What the Government should do this time around Nepal Army opens investigation into case of captains thrashing soldier in Congo Now more than ever, support the IT sector “Ranju Darshana: Government has been using superiority approach to handling pandemic” The envisioned Defense University and its rationale Time Tested Friendship-Suresh Sharma Federal Parliament Secretariat returns badge pins to manufacturer Why US Indo-Pacific strategy will fail
