Lira Indian community launches blood donation drive ahead of Independence Day

The Lira Indian community launched a one-day blood donation drive on Saturday, ahead of their Independence Day celebrations on August 15.

The event, held in partnership with the Uganda Blood Transfusion Services and Uganda Red Cross Society, aimed to collect at least 150 units of blood.

“As part of our Independence celebrations, we have organised many charity events, and one of them is a blood donation camp for the benefit of everybody here in Lira,” said Mr Vijay Kumar, representative of the Lira Indian community. “We are giving every donor a t-shirt as a token of appreciation.”