The Rivers State Government through the Braithwaite Memorial Specialist Hospital (BMSH) has commenced Blood Component Production (BCP).
\nMaking this known during ceremonies marking this year\u2019s World Blood Donation Day Port Harcourt, the State Commissioner of Information, Prof Chike Princwill said it is the first of its kind in the Niger Delta of Nigeria.
\nProf Princewill, who was represented by the Medical Director, BMSH, Dr Paul Kua at the occasion, stated that the commencement of BCP in Rivers State is a welcome development for the region.
\nAccording to him, \u201cthe implication of this is that the donated blood can now be separated into fresh frozen plasma (FFP), Platelets, and red cells.
\n\u201cThis means that one donated pint of blood can be effectively used to save three individual patients\u201d, he said.
\nThe Commissioner, who stated this in his speech noted that the theme for this year\u2019s Blood Donation Day in Nigeria,\u201d Be there for someone else, give blood, share life\u201d, is intended to draw attention to the roles voluntary systems play in care for one another.
\nHe therefore urged people to \u201cfocus attention on blood donation as an expression of community participation in the health system and the importance of community participation in maintaining sufficient, safe and sustainable blood supplies\u201d.
\nSpeaking with The Tide, one of the donors of the day at BMSH, Tina Amaechi, a public health practitioner said she has been donating blood at three months interval and that it was a fifteenth times.
\n\u201cAny time I donate blood, I feel refreshed within because my bone marrow will produce a replacement\u201d, she said.
\nAlso speaking, the organiser of the 2018 World Blood Donation Day in Rivers State, Mr Afam Okafor, a public health practitioner stated some benefits accruable to blood donation.
\nThey include: free basic medical health checks for the donors, a feeling of a sense of fulfilment for having saved somebody\u2019s life, helps the donor\u2019s body to produce new blood cells, and reduction of workload on the heart, kidney and livers.<\/p>\n
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