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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | On May 24, ATC Uganda and Uganda Development Bank organized a blood donation drive to bolster the much-needed blood bank at Mengo Hospital. Mengo Hospital and Minet were the technical partners in this initiative.
Executives said the initiative was part of a broader effort to increase the availability of safe blood across the nation. The drive successfully attracted employees from partner institutions and members of the public. Available data indicates that Uganda currently collects an estimated 300,000 liters of blood annually, which falls significantly short of the required amount which is why donation drives of this nature are important according to Dorothy Ssemanda, the CEO of ATC Uganda and Joshua Mwesiga, UDB’s director of strategy and corporate affairs who officiated the event in Kampala.
