Kuwait's Hlt. Min launches blood donation campaign coinciding with Iraqi invasion anniv.

KUWAIT, Aug 1 (KUNA) -- The Kuwaiti Ministry of Health, represented by the Central Blood Bank, has launched a blood donation campaign for the fourth year in a row, coinciding with the 29th anniversary of the brutal Iraqi invasion.
Assistant Undersecretary for Support Medical Services Dr. Fawaz Al-Rifai said in a press statement Thursday that the campaign aims to encourage citizens and residents to donate blood as an expression of loyalty and belonging to this dear land and to remember the sacrifices of the righteous Kuwaiti martyrs.
Al-Rifai added that some 400 blood bags were donated to the Central Blood Bank in the campaign last year from different nationalities residing on the land of Kuwait.
He called on everyone to donate through the scattered branches in Kuwait, namely, the Sheikha Salwa Al-Sabah Stem Cell Center and the Central Blood Bank, in addition to the other branches of the Blood Bank in various hospitals in Kuwait.(end).
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