To mark its stamp for the 2024 edition of the international womens day commemoration, the female staff of the NBTS set out to sensitize and collect blood. This is how a stand was set up at the esplanade of the Ministry of Public Health, where from March 4 to 7, people from all walks of life came to donate blood. As the saying that charity begins at home goes, the staff of NBTS led by example, donating their blood as a means of encouraging others to follow suit. In all, some over 200 people visited the stand, resulting in the collection of 129 bags of blood. Ahead of the blood collection drive, teams from the NBTS combed the major markets of Yaounde- Mokolo and Mfoundi markets to sensitize the population through educational talks and the sharing of flyers containing useful information on blood donation. The coordinator of the blood drive, Dr. Nguekeng Elvige was elated at the fact that more women than men showed up to donate blood at a time when the trend indicated a degree of reluctance with women donating voluntarily.