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Here’s where you can donate blood in Polokwane this August

The SANBS needs to maintain a blood stock level of five days for each blood group to ensure sustained blood availability for patients in need, which is why it is important to donate blood often. 

POLOKWANE – One unit of blood can save up to three lives, but there are times when a patient may need more than one unit to survive.

The SANBS needs to maintain a blood stock level of five days for each blood group to ensure sustained blood availability for patients in need, which is why it is important to donate blood often.

The SANBS aims to collect 3 000 units of blood per day to ensure a safe and sufficient blood supply in the health care system and while there are many blood donation centres open to the public, mobile clinics in the community also offer residents an opportunity to donate.

Here is the schedule for August:

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Raeesa Sempe

Raeesa Sempe is a Caxton Award-winning Digital Editor with nine years’ experience in the industry. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Media Studies from the University of the Witwatersrand and started her journey as a community journalist for the Polokwane Review in 2015. She then became the online journalist for the Review in 2016 where she excelled in solidifying the Review’s digital footprint through Facebook lives, content creation and marketing campaigns. Raeesa then moved on to become the News Editor of the Bonus Review in 2019 and scooped up the Editorial Employee of the Year award in the same year. She is the current Digital Editor of the Polokwane Review-Observer, a position she takes pride in. Raeesa is married with one child and enjoys spending time with friends, listening to music and baking – when she has the time. “I still believe that if your aim is to change the world, journalism is a more immediate short-term weapon. – Tom Stoppard

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