The seventh India Friends Blood Donation campaign was held in Shanghai Blood Center on Aug 31 with more than 150 Indians taking part in the activity.

Co-organized by Shanghai People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries, Shanghai Agency Service Department, Shanghai Blood Center, Indian Association, and related blood management offices, the event welcomed the 1,000th blood donation from Vivek Arora, who has been living in Shanghai for over 30 years.

A total of 748 Indians had donated 196,400 milliliters of blood through the event by the end of 2018.