PESHAWAR: The Frontier Foundation Haematology Services organised camps in various areas of the Khyber and Charsadda districts to collect blood donations for the children and other patients suffering from thalassemia, haemophilia and other blood-related disorders.
The camps were held in Sheikhabad, Mandaikas in Bara, Ubaid Market in Shahkas in Khyber district and Charsadda district, said a press release here on TuesdayA number of people, including students in the respective areas visited the camps and donated dozens of bags of blood for the children and patients suffering from thalassemia, haemophilia and other blood-related disorders.
Frontier Foundation Public Relations Officer Nasrullah, Muhammad Ilyas and other staff members of the Frontier Foundation were also present at the camps.Elders of the area also extended help in arranging camps and collection of blood donations.
Frontier Foundation chairman Sahibzada Muhammad Haleem thanked the people for blood donations and said that his foundation would continue to provide better treatment to thalassemia and other patients.
He said that their organisation was holding workshops, walks, seminars and conferences to raise awareness regarding the blood-related diseases.He said that the genetic diseases like thalassemia, haemophilia and other blood-related disorders were spreading fast owing to the lack of awareness among the people.