The official office conducted a blood donation program in collaboration with volunteer traffic management youth ****************** (T/M/B July 25/11/2016) Under the motto “donating blood is saving life”, the staff of the authority office and the voluntary traffic management youth conducted a blood donation program for citizens who need blood. In addition to ensuring traffic safety and streamlining the city, the official office performs social service activities during the winter months. Blood donation program is one of the main activities. According to this, the prevention of traffic collisions is the primary task, but since the injured citizens are in need of blood after an accident, volunteers have been coordinated to donate blood. He said that the blood taken from one person can save the lives of three people, so that both the workers and young volunteers donated blood willingly and happily to save those affected by blood shortage. He asked the society to save the lives of the citizens by donating blood as there is no harm in donating blood. It is stated in the program that in terms of fulfilling social responsibility in the winter months, the employees of the authority office and voluntary traffic organizers experience the act of donating blood, which encourages and inspires the rest of the community. Addis Ababa Traffic Management Authority Chief Executive Officer Elias Zerga and Mr. Amare Tarekun said when donating blood that they feel great joy and honor when donating blood is to sustain the lives of citizens who need blood. Habtamu Taye, M/Director of Ethiopian Blood and Tissue Bank, said that blood is a great resource for a medical institution and if another institution does its part as a traffic management authority, it is possible to save the precious human life by donating blood.
