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Awareness about thalassemia causes stressed
Peshawar
June 5, 2021
PESHAWAR: Charity hospital has stressed the need for creating awareness among the masses to save children from blood disorders such as thalassemia as that was more important than the treatment of the deadly disease.
Speaking at a meeting, Sahibzada Muhammad Haleem, chairman, Frontier Foundation Hospital and
Blood Transfusion Services, Peshawar, said children from thalassemia were part of the society and giving them due attention was our shared social responsibility.
He said ending thalassemia and protecting the new generation from this hereditary disease was the mission of the Frontier Foundation Hospital for which we required the people’s cooperation.
Registered occupational health staff
Clinical and medical technologists at forensic medical laboratory services
Blood Transfusion Services laboratory technicians
Staff working in forensic mortuaries
Orthotists /prosthetists/podiatrists
Medical/dental /nursing /pharmacy students that are on the clinical training platform
Staff working at national and provincial health departments and district health offices
Officials employed by National Port Health Authorities
Health staff at Department of Correctional Services
South African Military Health Services (SAMHS)
Cleaners/housekeeping staff at health establishments and care facilities
Security services at health establishments and care facilities
Administrative staff at health establishments and care facilities
Staff working in student health services at TVETs and HEIs
2021-01-14 13:35:24 GMT2021-01-14 21:35:24(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
WINDHOEK, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) Namibian hospitals face shortages of blood supply needed in critical medical emergencies due to the current COVID-19 restrictions, the Blood Transfusion Services of Namibia (NAMBTS) said Thursday.
On average, 150 units of blood are needed daily to meet medical needs countrywide, but only 100 units are being collected since March last year when COVID-19 was discovered in the southern African nation, NAMBTS spokesperson Titus Shivute said in an interview. Educational institutions contribute over 30 percent of total blood collections annually and the fact that we have been unable to host blood donation sessions at most institutions since March last year has negatively affected our bloodstock, he said.
13th January 2021
Botswana has been struggling with low blood reserves for some years with a reported 23 400 units of blood donations in the year 2020 out of the required 45 000 units that the Botswana National Blood Transfusion Service (NBTS) aims for annually.
It is in this nationwide cry by NBTS of low blood reserves in hospitals and the Blood Transfusion Services that the Forbes Africa 30 under 30 Botswana class of 2020 Finalists found it pivotal to embark on a blood donation drive. They intend to raise 100 pints of blood everyday.
The four Forbes finalists, Nijel Amos, Newman Ramatokwane, Tony Mautsu and Thobo Khathola will conduct the drive in Gaborone, Lobatse, Molepolole and Mochudi this coming Thursday going onto Sunday.