MUSGRAVE Blood Donor Clinic is looking for new, committed blood donors to help the South African National Blood Service provide safe blood for those in need of blood transfusions.
The clinic operates next to the Berea Congregational Church in Pardy Gardens Road, off Musgrave Road. Operating hours are Monday to Friday, from 8.30am to 4.30pm, Tuesday from 10am to 6pm and Saturday 9am to 2pm.
Every unit of blood is vital and once tested and deemed safe for transfusion is separated into, red blood cells, platelets and plasma. Therefore a unit of blood has more than one life saving use and can save up to three people’s lives.
Research has shown that SANBS requires more regular blood donors to consistently meet the country’s demand for blood. Regular donors are required to donate blood every 56 days therefore donating three to four times a year. Regular blood donors are the safest donors, simply because they become more familiar with donor requirements and gain a better understanding of SANBS’s education processes and ultimately have an awareness of what risk behaviour entails.
Minimum requirements to be a donor include being between the ages of 16 and 65 years, weighing more than 50kg, being in good health and living a sexually safe lifestyle. People who meet the minimum requirements are encouraged to become regular blood donors.
Contact the clinic on 031 201 3668, visit: www.sanbs.org.za, Facebook.com/SANBS or Twitter @theSANBS
