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Daily Record
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Niki Tennant

Lanarkshire schoolgirl champions pioneering campaign to persuade young people to give blood

A Lanarkshire teenager, who has ambitions to study medicine, has successfully completed a pioneering programme aimed at improving the understanding and awareness of blood donation among young people.

Mairi McLeod, 17, was among 15 students from The Glasgow Academy who participated in the trailblazing initiative organised by charity, Give Blood 4 Good.

And now she hopes Lanarkshire schools will be among those to roll out the programme in future academic years.

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