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23rd May 2016 19:50:54 Hours

Mullaittivu Troops Donate Blood on Account of Vesak

Troops of the Security Force Headquarters - Mullaittivu (SFHQ-MLT) organized a blood donation campaign with the participation of Hon. Reginald Cooray, Governor of Northern Province at the Army Base Hospital in Mullaittivu on Friday (20).

The visiting Governor of the Northern Province was warmly welcomed by the Commander, Security Forces, MLT on arrival at the entrance to the camp and briefed him about the Vesak Poya Day arrangements before he was accompanied to the Army Base Hospital where the blood donation programme took place.

The programme, launched on the instructions of Major General P.U.S. Vithanage, Commander, Security Forces, MLT was carried out by an Army medical team and Blood Bank staff in Vavuniya, Kilinochchi and Mullaittivu Hospitals.

More than 200 troops serving in Divisions, Forward Maintenance Area and Brigades of the SFHQ-MLT contributed to the blood donation programme.  

The Governor of Northern Province, Commander, Security Forces, Senior Officers, Officers and  MLT and other ranks also participated in the event.