Kuwait Army launches blood donation campaign

KUWAIT, Aug 11 (KUNA) -- The Kuwaiti Army has launched a blood donation campaign to make up for severe shortage in its blood bank during the past month, the Ministry of Defense announced on Monday.
Director of Public Relations and Moral Guidance in the ministry Col. Mansour Al-Khalil said in a statement that the initiative comes in implementation of the directives of Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense Sheikh Khaled Al-Jarrah Al-Sabah who has urged the ministry's personnel, including civil servants, to take part in the campaign for national and humane reasons.
Coordination is underway by the MoD and the bank to set donation days, equip assigned medics and prepare vehicles to be used during the campaign. (end) hmd.tb.tg