Blood Donated at IHS in August 2020

Blood donors at the campaign. PHOTO: SYAZWANI HJ ROSLI

UBD community bleeds for a good cause

By: Syazwani Hj Rosli

On: 13 August 2020

In: Borneo Bulletin > National

 

Forty-one pints of blood were collected during a blood donation drive organised by Pengiran Anak Puteri Rashidah Sa’adatul Bolkiah (PAPRSB) Institute of Health Sciences (IHS) of Universiti Brunei Darussalam (UBD) in collaboration with the Blood Donation Centre of the Raja Isteri Pengiran Anak Saleha (RIPAS) Hospital yesterday.

The campaign at the Concourse Area of the extension building of PAPRSB IHS, UBD received a high turnout from UBD students, staff and lecturers.

Medical officers screened the donors.

The drive was aimed at encouraging a culture of blood donation among the students and bolstering the country’s blood supply.