Donating a unit of blood, giving life

Globally, last week countries marked the World Blood Donor Day, under the theme “Every blood donor is a hero”. In Rwanda, the event was held in Rubavu district in the Western Province organized by Rwanda Biomedical Centre (RBC). Officials from the Ministry of Health and RBC with the local population shared quite a lot of information about blood donation. However, to cut the long story short, among others, the most important issue was encouraging the population to consider donating blood so as to have enough in blood banks. The most disturbing question however remains if people are really familiar with smartly walking into a blood transfusion centre to donate.
A woman donates blood in an exercise to save life. The Sunday Times / File.
A woman donates blood in an exercise to save life. The Sunday Times / File.
Susan Babijja