In the Moscow office of LG Electronics Donor Day held for the staff

As part of the Blood Donor Day at the office of the company was deployed temporary blood donation, where every employee could voluntarily become a party to a corporate donor campaigns, and to contribute to solving pressing social problems of shortage of blood and its components.

The company plans to organize a fall of two more Blood Donor Day at the factory in Ruze to help as many as possible of the needy in the blood of people and make a feasible contribution to solving the problem of lack of regular donors.

The idea of promoting blood donation is extremely important, because today in our country there are shortages of donated blood. Every minute, someone in Russia in need of blood transfusion. Moreover, the blood and its components can not be artificially synthesized, so the donors are the only source of life for sick or injured.

It is important to note that over the past 10 years, the number of donors in our country has declined from 4 million to 1.8 million. That is, for every 1000 people, have an average of 13 donors with the necessary number of 40. But every year you need a blood transfusion of at least 1.5 million Russians. Very often, the blood needed by burn victims and trauma, while heavy labor or in complex operations in patients with cancer diseases. For example, in hospitals where the operations on the heart, at one medical place needed 12-15 liters per year. Some people components and products that help blood clotting, are needed throughout life.

LG Electronics is aware of particular importance to the development of a healthy lifestyle as their employees and society as a whole. Also in the company understands the vital need for the development of donor movement in the Russian Federation. LG appreciates the need for collaboration and joint efforts by public authorities and business community to provide effective solutions to social challenges facing society.

«Thanks to such initiatives, we set an example the general population to participate in the development of voluntary blood donation», - ckazal Mr. Kim Yong Chan (Kim Young Chan), President & CEO LG Electronics in the CIS countries.