The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Wednesday called for increased regular blood donations by unpaid donors in order to save millions of lives globally each year.
This is contained in a statement by the world health body ahead of the 2015 World Blood Donor Day which is commemorated annually on June 14.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the theme of this year’s campaign is: “Thank you for Saving My Life’’.
WHO
urges donors all over the world to donate blood voluntarily and regularly with the slogan: “Give freely, give often. Blood donation matters.” In the statement, Dr Margaret Chan, the WHO Director-General, said: “The best way to guarantee a safe and adequate supply of blood and blood products for transfusion is to have a good supply of regular donations by voluntary unpaid blood donors. “WHO encourages all member-states to obtain all their blood supplies from such donors.’’ According to the statement, transfusion of blood and blood products help patients suffering from life-threatening conditions to live longer and maintain a higher quality of life, and it supports complex medical and surgical procedures. It said that transfusion has an essential, life-saving role in maternal and child care and during man-made and natural disasters, such as the recent earthquakes in Nepal. It noted that severe bleeding during pregnancy, delivery or after childbirth was the single biggest cause of maternal death. “Of the 289, 000 women who died in childbirth in 2013 due to complications in pregnancy and childbirth, 27 per cent were due to severe bleeding,” it said. Dr Hernan Montenegro, Coordinator for Services Organisation and Clinical Interventions Unit in the Department of Service Delivery and Safety at WHO, noted that regular voluntary unpaid donors as the safest source. “Blood collection from voluntary, unpaid donors, whose blood is screened for infections, is the cornerstone of a safe and sufficient blood supply in all countries.” Also, Dr Edward Kelley, Director of Service Delivery and Safety at WHO, said, “safe blood transfusion is one of the key life-saving interventions that should be available for patients in need. A World Health Assembly resolution adopted in 2010 highlights that a secure supply of safe blood components, based on voluntary, unpaid blood donation, is an important national goal to prevent blood shortages.
urges donors all over the world to donate blood voluntarily and regularly with the slogan: “Give freely, give often. Blood donation matters.” In the statement, Dr Margaret Chan, the WHO Director-General, said: “The best way to guarantee a safe and adequate supply of blood and blood products for transfusion is to have a good supply of regular donations by voluntary unpaid blood donors. “WHO encourages all member-states to obtain all their blood supplies from such donors.’’ According to the statement, transfusion of blood and blood products help patients suffering from life-threatening conditions to live longer and maintain a higher quality of life, and it supports complex medical and surgical procedures. It said that transfusion has an essential, life-saving role in maternal and child care and during man-made and natural disasters, such as the recent earthquakes in Nepal. It noted that severe bleeding during pregnancy, delivery or after childbirth was the single biggest cause of maternal death. “Of the 289, 000 women who died in childbirth in 2013 due to complications in pregnancy and childbirth, 27 per cent were due to severe bleeding,” it said. Dr Hernan Montenegro, Coordinator for Services Organisation and Clinical Interventions Unit in the Department of Service Delivery and Safety at WHO, noted that regular voluntary unpaid donors as the safest source. “Blood collection from voluntary, unpaid donors, whose blood is screened for infections, is the cornerstone of a safe and sufficient blood supply in all countries.” Also, Dr Edward Kelley, Director of Service Delivery and Safety at WHO, said, “safe blood transfusion is one of the key life-saving interventions that should be available for patients in need. A World Health Assembly resolution adopted in 2010 highlights that a secure supply of safe blood components, based on voluntary, unpaid blood donation, is an important national goal to prevent blood shortages.
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