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The Trade Bank of Iraq (TBI) has organised a blood donation drive for public administration employees in coordination with the National Blood Transfusion Center as part of national efforts to fight the pandemic and its effects on Iraqi society.
The Trade Bank of Iraq (TBI) has organised a blood donation drive for public administration employees in coordination with the National Blood Transfusion Center as part of national efforts to fight the pandemic and its effects on Iraqi society.
The drive is part of TBI’s CSR initiatives as part of its continuous efforts to support Iraq’s community and promote social responsibility among its employees. TBI hopes to inspire and encourage more and more people to come forward to donate blood with this campaign.
Share Editor’s note: Around the world, 2020 has been turbulent, challenging, and a year truly unlike any other. This article, reviewing the period from May to August, is the second in a three-part series that looks back at some of the important events and developments that unfolded in Eritrea over the past year. Part I was published in the last edition of Eritrea Profile, while Part III will be featured next week.
May
The month began with International Workers’ Day (1 May) commemorated in Asmara. Events saw 40 members of the National Confederation of Eritrean Workers (NCEW) donate blood at the National Blood Transfusion Center. Additionally, Tekeste Baire, Secretary General of the National Confederation of Eritrean Workers, released a statement that, inter alia, declared the NCEW would continue to extend financial and material support to the national efforts to contain the virus.
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