Amb Dr Ron Adam took part in the
launch of “Intwari Club 25”, an
initiative to mobilize blood donors, especially young people, to commit to donating
blood 25 times in 7 years for whole blood donors and 2 years for apheresis
donors.Targeting
young people from 18 to 25 years of age, the initiative aims at ensuring a
steady supply of blood and harness the hospital demand.
Rwanda is among three countries in
Africa that have topped the highest blood transfusion accreditation alongside
Tanzania and Namibia.
Amb Dr Ron Adam reiterated on the
importance of blood donation, especially for the you, emphasizing that the
humane act “saves lives and has multiple health benefits such as the promoting
immunization of donors.”
Figures from Rwanda Biomedical
Center (RBC) indicate hospital blood supply stands at 99.42 per cent as of
2022. Also, RBC says that 78,838 blood units were donated in 2022, of which
21,482 units equivalent to 27.24 per cent were donated by youth between 18-25
years of age.
In the previous year, RBC Blood
Transfusion Division received a total of 71,933 blood units donated.
The blood group with the highest
number of donors is O+ with 39,558 blood units received last
year while O- had 7,611 blood units last year.
The blood group with the lowest
blood units is AB- with 145 blood units.