A good number of Bosconians and staff volunteered to help save a life when the Youth Blood Drive Corp commenced their programme in the school campus.
The blood donation ran from April 24-27 at the PCTA Park at the Don Bosco Technical School.
The Youth Blood Drive Corporation is a programme initiated by the Port Moresby General Hospital to visit schools and business houses around Port Moresby to collect blood from students and staff.
The organisation promotes healthy blood and accumulates them from donors who are healthy.
George Anthony, a Nursing Officer from the Blood Corp said the main aim of this drive is to obtain at least 50 healthy blood bags each day.
“The bloods we receive from the donors undergo tests in the hospital, and then it is imparted to patients in the hospital like, mothers who are in labour and have loss of blood.”
“The blood is given to them before and after giving birth. This is given to patients to help maintain the flow of blood in their body.”
He said for DBTS we have been collecting blood from the 24th to the 27th of April adding the teams are glad that they have given 248 blood bags of which 171 have been accepted and 77 rejected.
“We thank the Don Bosco students and staff for their contributions into donating to save a life.”