The Uganda Blood Transfusion Services (UBTS) has collaborated with Next Media Services in a mission pointed toward gathering sufficient blood to last the country through the Covid-19 lockdown.
The mission that began on June 7 is to go on until June 14, 2021 with a mean to gather at any rate 1500 units of blood every day the nation over.
Talking at the dispatch, UBTS Executive Director Dr. Dorothy Kyeyune said that they will have diverse blood assortment focuses across significant parks and arcades.
“In Kampala, we have set up at Mukwano arcade and close to the Old Taxi Park primarily,” Dr. Kyeyune said.
Dr. Kyeyune said the sudden conclusion of schools denied the bonding administrations of its principle benefactor, which are the understudies, and this mission comes to deflect a prominent blood deficiency issue.
“The principal lockdown truly influenced us and we expect another test since schools are shut, networks are limited so we are attempting to deflect a blood deficiency emergency.”
As indicated by UBTS, understudies in Uganda contribute in any event 70% of the complete blood assortments and in a period when schools are shut, the bonding shows up endure.
UBTS likewise dispatched a versatile application called ‘Blood for Uganda’ which will be utilized to limit the hole among givers and patients.
Talking about the organization, Next Media’s head of Communications and Public Relations, Desire Derekford Mugumisa said that as Next Media, this association implies a ton to them.
“For us as an organization, illuminating to change is something that we hush up about saying and it is something we have as a mission. In particular, it is something we live ordinary and this is the reason we are essential for this mission,” Mugumisa said.
Blood is generally required by moms during conveyance, mishap casualties and during medical procedure among others.
