Grameenphone Ltd. organized a blood donation drive today at Agrabad Hotel in Chittagong for the benefit of Thalassaemia patients.

A spontaneous participation from the Grameenphone employees, corporate clients, partners and vendors of Chittagong region made the event successful. A number of Bangladesh Railway officials also participated in the blood donation program. A total of 55 bags of blood were collected through today's event.

Grameenphone is committed to helping the Bangladesh Thalassaemia Hospital (BTH) by periodically organizing blood donation drives, jointly with BTH, for the treatment of the Thalassaemia patients as well as assist them in raising necessary public awareness on this deadly disease.

Thalassaemia is a blood-related, genetic disorder inherited by children from parents having the Thalassaemia trait. The disease has no cure and the only way the life of a Thalassaemia patient can be prolonged is through blood transfusion at regular intervals with other medical support services. Without blood transfusion and other medical support, an early death is inevitable.

This is the third blood donation program organized by Grameenphone for BTH. Earlier blood donation drives were arranged in Dhaka and Sylhet, where Grameenphone employees and its business partners as well as corporate clients came forth to donate blood.

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