: Cyberabad police personnel on
Sunday donated blood to help Thalassemia patients, particularly children.
Cyberabad police conducted a blood donation drive jointly with Society for Cyberabad Security Council (SCSC), an official press release said.
Cyberabad Police Commissioner V C Sajjanar and SCSC general secretary Krishna Yedula among others donated blood.
A total of 117 units of blood was collected, the release said.
Usually patients suffering from Thalassemmia require blood transfusion twice a month and owing to the lockdown in place to combat spread of coronavirus, reserves at blood banks are low, the release said adding following a call by voluntary organisations the Cyberabad police came forward to donate blood.
Sajjanar requested citizens who intend to donate blood to contactCyberabad COVID Control Room numbers - 9490617440 or 9490617431 to register their name.
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