Over 47,000 women of Quantum Foundation (QF) have donated blood in the last 22 years contributing to the demand of the country’s nearly 1.0 million blood units.
The disclosure was made during a reception conferred in honour of over 300 blood donors who got entry into the golden, silver, and lifelong clubs of the QF for donating 25, 10 and three times, respectively, on Thursday.
Held at IDEB in the city, the function was attended by Women and Children Affairs Secretary Mohammad Hasanuzzaman Kallol as Chief Guest.
Sukumar Chakrabarti, advisor of QF and consultant of Banking and Training, presided over the event, and the welcome speech was delivered by Director Motivation of the Quantum Foundation's Blood Donor Programme.
The secretary said the voluntary donors play a significant role in giving new life to those to whom they donate blood. They will live for a long time within the person who carries their blood.
The speakers informed the function that a total of 47,661 female donors have donated blood in Quantum lab and 376,365 females received 537,582 unit bags of blood.
Besides, the lab provided blood to 345,478 children with 327,984 units.
Some 45,381 children and 14,307 females with Thalassemia received blood. Regular blood tests have been performed on 2,337 children and 1,101 female Thalassemia patients.
The QF has developed a donor pool of nearly 450,000 voluntary donors since its inception, and half of them donate regularly. Some 1.45 million unit bags have so far been supplied to the patients.
