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Donor Day: Blood Service Commission Holds Awareness Walk

By Web News 8 December 2022 550

Nigerians have been reminded to always donate blood voluntarily as an act of service to humanity.

National Blood Service Commission, Southwest Acting Zonal Director, Dr Awonranti Oladapo, stated this in Ibadan when he led a road walk to mark the first Edition of National Blood Donor Day.

Dr Awonranti explained that the uniqueness of National Blood donor day was to raise consciousness and a stronger awareness of the importance of blood donation in saving lives.

He noted that the approval of National Blood Donor Day in Nigeria came at the right time and that it would enable Nigerians to access quality blood when there was a need.

Speaking on the challenges encountered to get blood which included the economy, the medical expert said that hunger should not be a yardstick, as there would be screening to know if someone was fit to donate blood.

President of the Rotary Club of Ibadan Prestige, Mr Olusola Obafemi enjoined Nigerians to donate blood as it could be useful to save people’s life at any time in need.

The road walk started at Total Garden and terminated at Gate.

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NBSC South-West Acquires Cold Centrifuge

By Web News 5 December 2022 931

A component production machine known as Cold Centrifuge has been inaugurated in Ibadan.

The Cold Centrifuge is to produce blood components which would in turn improve blood screening services in the country.

Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire who stated this while inaugurating the equipment explained that the centrifuge would separate the four components of blood in the human body to give a specific requirement instead of exhausting the whole blood.

Dr Ehanire who was represented by Director General, National Blood Service Commission, NBSC, Dr Omale Amedu, hinted that the commission had approved the categorization of blood establishment into primary, secondary and tertiary levels based on the structure range of personal, equipment, products and the services rendered.

The minister noted he had given the approval to constitute a regulatory task force to effectively carry out this regulation to ensure that all blood screening establishments in the country were authorized to be in the business.

In an address of welcome, the Zonal Director of the National Blood Service Commission, NBSC, South-West Zonal Centre, Dr Oladapo Aworanti expressed satisfaction that the components production equipment would meet international standards.

In a goodwill message, Secretary to Oyo State Government, SSG, Mrs Adeosun Olubanwo represented by the permanent secretary, Ministry of Health, Dr Ayoola Adebisi lauded the initiative and described the event as unique while noting that one of the cardinal programmes of Governor Seyi Makinde’s administration was the provision of good healthcare.

He explained that the state had digital blood-transforming equipment across the health facilities to complement the effort of the NBSC.

Goodwill messages were sent by Chief Medical Directors of hospitals in Ibadan, Lagos, and Ekiti States and other stakeholders.

The high point of the event was the inauguration of the NBSC Tertiary Education Blood Safety Club.

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December 8th is National Blood Donor Day – NBSC

By Web News 20 October 2022 814

To ensure an adequate supply of blood to the nation’s health facility, the federal government has declared December 8th as Nigeria’s National Blood Donor Day.

Reacting to this, the Acting Zonal Director, National Blood Service Commission, NBSC, South West Zonal Center, Ibadan, Dr Oladapo Aworanti said the step was to increase the act of voluntary blood donation and to appreciate donors.

Contrary to insinuations that setting aside another day for blood donation apart from International Day was a duplication of efforts, Dr Aworanti explained that the measure was to increase the blood pool across the country and to ensure the availability of blood in December when blood donation is reduced.

Dr Aworanti mentioned also that December was significant due to the festivities, increased vehicular movement and likelihood of road crashes.

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It is humanitarian to donate rather than sell blood – NBSC

By Web News 14 June 2022 572

Zonal Director, National Blood Service Commission, Southwest Zone, NSBC, Dr Oladapo Àwòránti has advised Nigerians who are fond of selling blood to patients rather than donating it to desist from the act, saying such negated the rule of humanitarian service.

Dr Àwòránti gave the advice during a road walk to commemorate this year’s World Blood Donor Day in Ibadan.

The NBSC Southwest Zonal Director explained that blood transfusion is free as such it should be given free to save human life.

Dr Àwòránti, who led the road walk, explained that the exercise was aimed at creating more awareness on the need to always donate blood to save lives as well as appreciate blood donors in the state.

In their separate submissions, the President, the Medical Women Association of Nigeria, Dr Adekemi Otolorin and representative of the Department of Haematology, University College Hospital, Dr Wuraola Shokunmi, decried the low level of compliance of Nigerians towards blood donation.

They urged people to desist from behaviours, cultural and religious beliefs that negated blood donation.

The duo of Dr Otolorin and Dr Shokunmi said blood shortage was a problem that could occur to humans, adding that the challenge of blood insufficiency could be better addressed through collaboration and demonstration of selflessness by donors.

Chief Medical Director, University College Hospital, UCH, Professor Jessie Otegbayo urged the participants to continue to serve humanity without bias.

Aside from blood donors that expressed readiness to donate more blood to save lives, the road walk which took off from the commission’s office at Total Garden terminated at Mokola Roundabout.