The National Blood Service (NBS), in collaboration with the Ministry of Health and with support from the World Health Organisation (WHO), has commemorated World Blood Donor Day 2025 under the theme "Give Blood, Give Hope: Together We Save Lives." This year's celebration honoured the life-saving role of voluntary, unpaid blood donors across Ghana and emphasised the urgent need for broader public participation, especially among young people, to ensure a reliable and safe blood supply nationwide.
Delivering the keynote address, Minister for Health reaffirmed the government's strong commitment to improving blood safety and availability under the Mahama Cares healthcare reform agenda.
He announced that discussions are underway to eliminate blood processing fees in a bid to reduce the financial burden on patients in need of transfusions.
The minister called on all Ghanaians between the ages of 17 and 60 to make regular blood donation a personal commitment, and encouraged both public and private institutions to organise at least two blood donation exercises annually. "No life should be lost in this country because of a lack of blood," he stated.
