New York: Over 40 lakh people in India have pledged for blood donation on Facebook since it pioneered the
feature in October, the first in any country, the social media giant has announced.
At its second annual Social Good Forum yesterday in New York, Facebook said it will roll out the blood donation feature in Bangladesh early next year, as it unveiled a host of new tools and initiatives for communities to help people.
Facebook had in October launched a new blood donations feature, starting in India, to make it easier for people to donate blood. "There are now more than 4 million blood donors signed up on Facebook in India," said Naomi Gleit, Facebook's vice president of social good.
"In early 2018, we will expand blood donations to Bangladesh, where, like in India, there are thousands of posts from people looking for blood donors every week," she added.
As of September, Facebook had 1.37 billion daily and 2.07 billion monthly active users on an average, according to information on the company's website.
That apart, it launched new tools that would allow people to raise money for non-profit organisations, initially in some select countries in Europe. Facebook also unveiled tools for personal fundraisers, or for those who are not on the social media.
(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)
feature in October, the first in any country, the social media giant has announced.
At its second annual Social Good Forum yesterday in New York, Facebook said it will roll out the blood donation feature in Bangladesh early next year, as it unveiled a host of new tools and initiatives for communities to help people.
Facebook had in October launched a new blood donations feature, starting in India, to make it easier for people to donate blood. "There are now more than 4 million blood donors signed up on Facebook in India," said Naomi Gleit, Facebook's vice president of social good.
"In early 2018, we will expand blood donations to Bangladesh, where, like in India, there are thousands of posts from people looking for blood donors every week," she added.
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As of September, Facebook had 1.37 billion daily and 2.07 billion monthly active users on an average, according to information on the company's website.
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That apart, it launched new tools that would allow people to raise money for non-profit organisations, initially in some select countries in Europe. Facebook also unveiled tools for personal fundraisers, or for those who are not on the social media.
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(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)
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