Dear ANB Readers,
Today is WHO-World Blood Donor day!!!! The theme is, "Thank you for saving my life". According to the WHO, there are 108 million donations every year.
Voluntarily donated blood helps save a lot of lives all over the world. You can play a part too. If you live in Lagos, Nigeria you can be a part of the process.
To be eligible to donate blood, you must be between the ages 18-65 years and be physically fit.
The then Chairman of the Lagos State Blood Transfusion Committee Dr.Adetoun Agbe-Davies said, "government is putting it as a policy to exempt voluntary blood donors who themselves require blood from paying screening fees. Before now they are only exempted from replacement of blood and not screening fees”
At a blood donation exercise at LASUTH in December last year,Dr Jimi Shodipo, said that blood donation was a way of giving back to the society and saving lives. He said there was shortage of blood in the country, adding that blood donation was a way of bridging the gap.
“When you give blood, it also serves as a way of doing check up, because blood donation requires tests including blood pressure, hepatitis, HIV and other ailments.
“Also, people who donate blood reduce excess iron in the body which predisposes one to cardiovascular diseases (CVDs). “Donation itself acts as a form of exercise, because if one pint is collected, one will be losing about 650 calories,“ he said.
You can donate blood at LUTH and LASUTH. Send in photos of you donating blood when you do.
Thank you for saving a life!!
Aunty Nurse
Today is WHO-World Blood Donor day!!!! The theme is, "Thank you for saving my life". According to the WHO, there are 108 million donations every year.
Voluntarily donated blood helps save a lot of lives all over the world. You can play a part too. If you live in Lagos, Nigeria you can be a part of the process.
To be eligible to donate blood, you must be between the ages 18-65 years and be physically fit.
The then Chairman of the Lagos State Blood Transfusion Committee Dr.Adetoun Agbe-Davies said, "government is putting it as a policy to exempt voluntary blood donors who themselves require blood from paying screening fees. Before now they are only exempted from replacement of blood and not screening fees”
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| Source: www.mambaonline.com |
At a blood donation exercise at LASUTH in December last year,Dr Jimi Shodipo, said that blood donation was a way of giving back to the society and saving lives. He said there was shortage of blood in the country, adding that blood donation was a way of bridging the gap.
“When you give blood, it also serves as a way of doing check up, because blood donation requires tests including blood pressure, hepatitis, HIV and other ailments.
“Also, people who donate blood reduce excess iron in the body which predisposes one to cardiovascular diseases (CVDs). “Donation itself acts as a form of exercise, because if one pint is collected, one will be losing about 650 calories,“ he said.
You can donate blood at LUTH and LASUTH. Send in photos of you donating blood when you do.
Thank you for saving a life!!
Aunty Nurse
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