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Through our collective efforts, people in dire need of medical assistance have received attention,\u201d he noted.<\/p>\n<p>He disclosed that this year, MTN has set for itself,\u00a0a target of 7,000 units of blood. \u201cWe have witnessed remarkable achievements, with over 26,000 pints of blood collected to date,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>He also revealed that\u00a0 following MTN\u2019s\u00a0 comeback in 2023 due to a two-year break as a result of the COVID 19 pandemic, the MTN\u2019s campaign yielded positive results with 6440 units, adding, \u201cThe highest so far since its inception.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Officer at the Donor Care Unit of Effia Nkwanta Hospital Blood Bank, Mary Avormey, praised MTN for the initiative.<\/p>\n<p>She was hopeful the annual campaign will help address critical gaps in blood supply and promote voluntary blood donation thereby contributing to saving several lives and also reducing maternal mortality in the region.<\/p>\n<p>She,\u00a0however, mentioned that the main referral health facility in the region would need more blood for the blood bank and appealed to other organizations to emulate what MTN is doing by encouraging more Ghanaians to undertake voluntary blood donations.<\/p>\n<p><strong>From Emmanuel Opoku, Takoradi<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- AI CONTENT END 2 -->\n\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Some students voluntarily donating blood \u00a0 The annual blood donation exercise by MTN Ghana Foundation dubbed, \u2018Save A Life\u2019 campaign in the Western Region has mobilised 750 pints of blood at the 2024\u00a0edition of the exercise. 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