Accra, July 9, GNA – The Melcom Care Foundation, the charity wing of the Melcom Group, has appealed to the Youth, especially students, to participate in its upcoming Blood donation drive.
A statement issued by Melcom Care Foundation, copied to the Ghana News Agency said the blood donation exercise would be held on Wednesday, 23rd July in four selected Schools, Thursday, 24th July in 31 Melcom stores across the country and on Saturday, 26th July at Accra, Achimota, West Hills Malls and the Melcom Mall at Spintex.
Speaking on behalf of the Foundation, Mr Joseph Kpormegbey of the Public Relations Department of Melcom said blood was an essential component in the nation’s healthcare delivery system and urged all to support in the blood donation exercise.
Mr Kpormegbey was speaking to students of Apam Senior High School and Gomoa Senior High Technical School at separate events on Tuesday.
The engagement with the students was met with excitement when the 2024 Miss Earth beauty queens from Ghana, Nigeria, Liberia, and India, took turns to address the students on the need to donate blood.
According to the Queens “Blood is not manufactured in the stores, and there is no substitute for blood”.
Mr George Ocran, the Headmaster of Gomoa Senior High Technical School, expressed gratitude to Melcom for including Gomoa Senior High School in this year’s blood donation exercise, highlighting that the school has partnered with the National Blood Service (NBS) in donating blood for more than 14 years.
At the Apam Senior High School, the Assistant Headmaster in charge of Administration, Mr. Moses Okine, commended the efforts of Melcom for introducing the blood donation exercise to his school.
GNA
Edited by Christian Akorlie