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KFOR organized blood donation for the National Blood Transfusion Centre of Kosovo

Pristina - Over 115 KFOR military and civilian personnel from over 28 different nations voluntarily donated blood to support the National Blood Transfusion Center and the people of Kosovo.

The donations have been deposited in the NBTCK in Pristina and the blood products can be redistributed to any national medical facilities in need and several International Organisations in Kosovo.

The very positive response from the large number of donors and the succes of the event underscores the widespread awareness among KFOR personnel of how donating blood is a great act of the many nations who partecipated demonstrates that solidarity overcomes any differences we may have due to ethnicity or creed.

Dr Bukurije Zhubi PhD, the Director of NBTCK expressed her special thanks and gratitude to the KFOR Organization and hope that this activity, held in the wake of many other drives throughout all KFOR facilities during last decades, will occur on a regular basis to help to strengthen the bond and cooperation between KFOR and civilian organization in Kosovo.