Keenness to engage in blood donor work has grown in Maldivian society, Health Minister Ahmed Nazim has said.

At the Blood Donor’s Evening, held by the Maldivian Blood Donors, in commemoration of this year’s World Blood Donor’s Day, Minister Nazim said that the government has worked to increase awareness towards the cause.

He further said that there is room for further improvement in spreading awareness and encouraging volunteers to donate blood.

“Volunteer work for this effort is growing and state institutions will continue to attempt in supplementing this” Minister Nazim said.

The Maldivian Blood Donors’ deputy chair Ibrahim Rasheed said that the event was held to recognize the contribution made by local donors.

Rasheed said that the organization would hold a blood camp, a donation drive, once the ongoing month of Ramadan is over.

Those gathered at Rasfannu Beach, in Maafannu of Malé, had unleashed red balloons into the air mark the event.