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About 120 Police officers attached to the Counter-Terrorism Training Centre (CTTC) Mayange in Bugesera District donated blood as part of the ongoing Rwanda National Police (RNP) voluntary exercise.
According to the National Center Blood Transfusion (NCBT), the officers donated about 450ml of blood in a humanitarian exercise conducted on February 28.
The voluntary exercise is in line with the Memorandum of Understanding between RNP and Rwanda Biomedical Centre (RBC) signed in March last year, which binds the two institutions in aspects of health and security related healthcare.
The agreement also focuses on fighting against illicit drugs, sexual and gender based violence; mental health interventions; prevention and detection of fraud and public funds embezzlement in healthcare agencies, among others.
Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Celestin Twahirwa, the Commandant of CTTC, said that voluntary blood donation is part of the RNP human security.
"Security is a wider aspect and saving those in need of blood falls under our responsibility as Police officers," ACP Twahirwa said.
More than 2000 Police officers have so far donated blood.
Alexia Mukamazimpaka from RBC thanked the officers for the humanitarian heart.
"We thank Rwanda National Police for organising and driving this humanitarian exercise to save lives and to Police a healthy community," Mukamazimpaka said.
