Importance of blood donations


The Western Cape blood service is a non-profit organisation which supports all communities in the region by supplying them with safe blood products as well as safe blood. Here today to give us more information about the importance of blood donations is the Cooperate Public Relations officer at the Western Cape Blood service, Michelle Vermeulen. 

The Western Cape Blood Services main focus is to make sure that there is enough safe and sufficient blood in the Western Cape for those who are in need of it, as well as having enough blood banks being opened.

Even though they focus on collecting enough safe blood for the Western Cape, the biggest problem is that they are dependent on people, since they need authentic and not artificial blood . The organisations main issue is that not many people care nor think about donating while others are aware about donations, but just do not donate. Their are people who donate blood occasionally, but will not be able to due to religion, sickness, weather or other issues.

If you are able to donate you must be 16-75 years old, weight more than 50 kg and must have taken enough food and liquid before the donation. However if you have any disease that is transmittable via blood, you wont be able to donate, as well as if you are sick on the day. You will be able to still donate if you have a chronic disease depending in what stage it is at, but you can consult with the on site sister about that.   
The more blood banks being opened and the more people donating their blood allow for more peoples lives to be helped. The Western Cape Blood Service needs approximately 165 000 units of blood so that they can save about 495 000 peoples lives.

Saving a life is actually easy and you get juice and a cookie at the end, it does take 30 minutes of your time but the result is worth the wait.


For more information, you can contact them on:
Website: www.wcbs.org.za
Number: 021 507 6300

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