Parkview residents support the South African National Blood Service
One unit of donated blood helps three people
The South African National Blood Service visits the Parkview community at St Columba’s Presbyterian Church.
Speaking on November 18, the clinic supervisor Tebogo Taunyane explained that the blood bank was running low.
“We will be at Parkview for two days; our target is 29 units. One unit helps three people because we divide our blood into platelets, plasma and red blood cells.”
Taunyane added that people that were eligible to donate were from age 16-75 years old and needed to weigh at least 50kgs and be healthy overall.
A regular donor, Farah Coovadia said she’s been a donor since the age of 18.
“My father encouraged me to donate blood when I was 18 years old because he’s a medical doctor, so I’ve been donating blood most of my life. I donate to help people who need blood during operations and people who are involved in accidents.”
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A Parkview resident, Peter Sapire who donates every three months noted that his aim was to help people by donating blood.
Another donor, William Morrell concluded that blood donations were a critical requirement in any community and society and a bonus was that donors can help at no cost.
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