Dr Joseph Mulenga, the Executive Director of the ZNBTS says that the majority of patients that require blood transfusions are: children under the age of 5 and women suffering from the complications of pregnancy, or those who have been in accidents who could have died if the blood was not IMMEDIATELY available. To be a blood donor, any person, male or female should be between 16 and 65 years of age, weigh in at least 45kg and be in good health. All prospective blood donors should first pass a brief medical examination before they could be allowed to donate. Pre-donation counseling is given to every prospective donor to inform them about the tests to be done on their blood and the need to discuss test results with a ZNBTS donor counselor. It take only about 30 minutes to complete the blood donation process and persons in good health can donate blood every after 12 weeks without posing any risks to their lives or health.
Posted on: Mon, 27 Jan 2014 14:10:37 +0000
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