President M Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday called upon all national and international organizations for taking combined efforts to ensure voluntary blood donation and posthumous eye donation in the country.
They made the call in separate messages on the eve of ‘National Voluntary Blood Donation and Posthumous Eye Donation Day 2020’.
President, in his message, urged the government and non-government organizations to motivate people for donating, collecting and preserving human eyes and blood.
Highlighting the importance of blood donation, he said it does not harm the body but useful for health according to experts.
“Voluntary blood donation has already become a popular social movement with the collective efforts of all and in this case the Shandhani organization is playing an important role here,” he said.
“Many people become blind due to corneal problems every year… The only medical treatment for corneal blindness is replacement of human cornea,” he added. President encouraged everyone for posthumous eye donation in removing corneal blindness.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, in her message, called upon all including national and international organizations and private organizations to participate in this humanitarian activity like Shandhani (non-government voluntary organization).
