Fiji Sun

Bank’s voluntary blood drive a success

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The staff of HFC Bank participat­ed in a voluntary donation of blood earlier this month. They contribute­d a substantia­l amount towards the drive. HFC Bank chief executive officer Rakesh Ram said: “Blood donation is a vital part of worldwide healthcare especially during this current pandemic and other sicknesses occurring.

It relates to blood transfusio­n as a life-sustaining and life-saving procedure as well as a form of therapeuti­c phlebotomy as medical interventi­on.”

This year, World Blood Donor Day was celebrated around the world last month on June 14.

HFC Bank continues to identify communitie­s in dire need of assistance and helps in the best way possible. The blood drive was an additional boost and helped kick start the bank’s new financial year through our Corporate Social Responsibi­lity.

The event served to

aprimary thank voluntary, unpaid blood donors for their life-saving gifts of blood. This also helped to raise awareness for regular blood donations to ensure that all individual­s and communitie­s have access to affordable and timely supplies of safe and qualityass­ured blood.

Blood donations are an important resource, both for planned treatments and urgent interventi­ons.

 ?? Photo: ?? A staff member of HFC Bank participat­ing in a voluntary donation of blood earlier this month.
Photo: A staff member of HFC Bank participat­ing in a voluntary donation of blood earlier this month.

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