AXA Mansard Insurance has thrown its weight behind Blood Transfusion Centre of the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH) as contribution towards strengthening voluntary blood donation and supporting efforts to improve access to life-saving blood for patients.
This is amid growing calls for increased voluntary blood donation to address recurring shortages in healthcare facilities across Nigeria, where hospitals continue to rely heavily on voluntary donors to meet transfusion needs.
According to the insurer, who has been recognised specially for this contribution said it embarked on employee blood donation drive in partnership with the Blood Transfusion Centre, LUTH, as part of its corporate sustainability and community health initiatives.
Over the past two years, employees of the company have donated more than 200 pints of blood to support patients requiring life-saving transfusions, with participation drawn from across its operations.
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