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19th May 2021 20:00:40 Hours

Army Troops Donate Blood for Kilinochchi Hospital Patients

By responding to a request made by the Kilinochchi Blood Bank, troops of the Security Force Headquarters Kilinochchi volunteered to donate blood for the benefit of patients on Monday (17) at the Army Base Hospital Kilinochchi premises.

Major General Harendra Ranasinghe, Commander Security Forces Kilinochchi has given necessary guidelines for this project and paid a visit to inspect the arrangement during the programme.

Dr Nethma Wjethilaka, Medical Officer from Kilinochchi Blood Bank, and his medical team from the District General Hospital in Kilinochchi, assisted the project. More than one hundred troops under the SF KLN donated their blood during this campaign.

At the end of the programme, staff at the District General Hospital Kilinochchi did not forget to appreciate the generosity and the support given by the Army for saving of lives in Kilinochchi.