The woman giving birth. The cancer patient. The man undergoing open heart surgery. All of these people – and those who love them – rely on one thing: blood donations.
Their lives, their futures, are at stake. But South Africa’s blood stock is currently desperately low, and all of them are at risk.
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“So many people in life-threatening situations require blood. “It’s what saves that haemorrhaging mother’s life, so that she can raise and love the baby she has just brought into the world. It’s what saves someone suffering complications during major surgery.
“It’s what helps that cancer patient endure and survive treatment. “And that’s the point: it’s not just blood. It’s saving people’s lives, through a simple, easy donation,” says Khulekani Zuma, Public Relations Practitioner at the South African National Blood Service (SANBS).
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The SANBS is therefore making an earnest appeal for South Africans to step forward and make a donation of blood on June 24 at the Forderville Primary School Hall.
“More than that, however, the SANBS appeals to South Africans to become regular donors by donating blood only four times a year.
” To find out more about donating blood and to locate your nearest SANBS donor centre, visit sanbs.org.za or call 0800 11 90 31.
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