Ghana marked its 24th National Blood Donor Day Tuesday, November 26, 2024, with a call on the citizens to commit to voluntary unpaid blood donation in order to help the country achieve the 100 per cent voluntary blood donation status as required by the World Health Organisation (W.H.O).
According to the Minister of Health, Dr. , despite various interventions made by the Ministry of Health (MoH) and the National Blood Service (NBS), only 30-40 percent of blood donation came from voluntary unpaid blood donors last year, with the remaining 60-70 per cent coming from family replacement donors.
This, he said, made the country stand at a risk of failing to achieve the 100 per cent voluntary blood donation status, hence, the need to encourage the citizenry to donate blood voluntarily.
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