Embrace voluntary blood donation, Garissa leaders urge residents

The initiative deliberately targeted leaders to champion voluntary blood donation by example, inspiring more residents to embrace regular blood donation

Daud Ahmed, Garissa County Kenya Red Cross Coordinator, and Garissa KWS warden Aden Jelle in a blood donation exercise. /STEPHEN ASTARIKO

Garissa leaders have urged residents to embrace voluntary blood donation to help hospitals maintain adequate supplies and save lives, particularly for women who experience complications during childbirth.

The call was made on Tuesday during a blood donation drive organised by the Kenya Red Cross Society’s Garissa branch in collaboration with the Garissa Regional Blood Transfusion Centre at Garissa Level 5 Teaching and Referral Hospital.

The exercise attracted 34 donors, comprising 23 men and 11 women and yielded four pints of blood.

Among the donors were Garissa Senator Abdul Haji, hospital deputy chief executive Dr Bashey Ahmed, Ijara MCA Abdirahman Muktar and Waberi MCA Abubakar Sugow.

Source: The Star