ZANTEL has hosted a blood donation drive in an initiative for its employees to voluntarily donate
blood needed for medical emergency cases every year.
The blood donation exercise is
part of the company’s Corporate Social responsibility (CSR) and the
continuation of their campaign dubbed ‘Shea upendo na uwapendao’ literally
meaning spread love to your loved ones.
Speaking at the
blood donation exercise held at the company’s headquarters in Dar es Salaam
over the weekend, on behalf of Zantel’s Head of Human resources, Frank Jackson said
that the initiative is conducted to assist in some of the challenges faced by patients
who need blood transfusion in Tanzania with an overall purpose of saving as
many lives as possible especially children under the age of five.
“We are very happy
to conduct this exercise today, which clearly promotes our strong Corporate
Social Responsibility (CSR) as well as the well-being of our fellow Tanzanians”,
said Ms. Jackson
He added that Statistics in low income countries show that Children
under the age of five require not less than 65 percent of the blood donated
every year in order to save their lives.
“As a company we
feel responsible to participate in this donation exercise so as to continue
saving lives,” she said.
On his part, a representative from the
National Blood Transfusion Service-Eastern Zone Ms. Fatuma Mjungu said “We are
very happy to join forces with some of the Zantel staff today to conduct this
huge exercise, we have enjoyed great support from the team and they have shown
us another demonstration of their commitment”.
He added that the demand for blood in the
country is still very high and that they still need help from other
well-wishers in order to at least reach 300,000units that are needed every year
to enable them meet the emergency needs.
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Media Contact:
Name:
Rukia Iddi Mtingwa
Email: r.mtingwa@zantel.co.tz
Website: www.zantel.co.tz
About Zantel
Zanzibar Telecom (Zantel) is the only
integrated Telecom service provider in Tanzania offering International Gateway
services, Fixed, Mobile and data services through its CDMA, GSM, 3G & 4G
networks. Zanzibar Telecom (Zantel) serves a growing subscriber base and
consistently demonstrates its core values of affordable, consistent and
seamless services and is known as the Best & Fastest Wireless Internet
Service provider in Tanzania. Zanzibar Telecom (Zantel) has received several
awards and endorsements for its quality and innovative services. Some of these
include - GSMA M - Health Award. Indeed, at Zantel the future is a world in which
technology extends people's reach on all fronts
For more information www.zantel.com
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