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Belize is in the midst of a blood crisis and Island Donors Squad is mobilizing the country to fill the needs of 7 people requiring 33 pints thru blood drives.
The Island Donors Squad (IDS) held an inaugural blood drive on April 6 at Ambergris Hope Hospital in San Pedro Town, Ambergris Caye, which collected 11 pints of blood from donors.
Jun 15, 2021
Blood Donations Needed
It is World Blood Donor Day and the Belize National Blood Transfusion Services need safe blood and blood products for transfusion. Your voluntary blood donation to the bank contributes to its hundred percent blood donation target. Supervisor Adrian Martinez told News Five where they stand with donations at the moment.
Adrian Martinez, Supervisor, Belize National Blood Transfusion Services
“They got different type of donors. They got the replacement, the therapeutic and the volunteer blood donors. When you give voluntary we can use that blood for any accident, surgery, you name it and we use that blood for.”
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