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 Memo handed to PM Oli demanding prompt grant amount to… Six police personnel rescuing pilot from danger awarded Drivers dead as two trucks collide head on NCB and Department of Passports sign MoU on crime control Road accidents in Karnali: 112 killed in a year Airplane accident has caused irreparable loss to nation: Chairman Dahal Top Headlines Nepal, India sign long-term agreement on electricity export, materializing MoU reached during PM’s visit1 NC, Maoist Centre discuss about NA election2 1.3 kilos of gold confiscated from TIA3 Dhakal recommended as SC chief registrar4 Govt. forms former-judge Poudel led probe commission to investigate Balkumari incident5 President expresses concern over ’emptying’ villages for lack of employment opportunities6 PM Dahal stresses on developing innovative agricultural system7 Manpower agency owner arrested for cheating more than Rs 1.9 million8 TRENDING The Role of the Nepalese Army in Strategic Road Projects A phone call that paved the way for RAW Chief’s visit to Nepal Nepal Army’s mission in Lebanon provides Covid support kits to local municipalities Nepal Army initiates investigation into case of financial irregularities by Lieutenant Colonel Janmat Karki We need to be serious about the international scenario post-Covid: Dr. Nischal N. Pandey Lockdown 2.0: What the Government should do this time around Asheem Man Singh Basnyat: We can evolve as a company to better suit a post-covid world India-Nepal Bilateral Dialogue is the only way forward: Dr. Nihar Nayak
