Nii Martey M. Botchway
Accra, Feb 16, GNA – The Korea Foundation for International Healthcare (KOFIH) Global Alumni, Ghana Chapter, in partnership with the National Blood Service Ghana (NBSG), has organised a blood donation exercise in Accra.
The exercise, which was held at the Saint Thomas Aquinas Senior High School at Cantonment, saw some students and teachers of the school donating blood to support the National Blood Bank.
Dr Ralph Armah, President of KOFIH Global Alumni (KGA), Ghana Chapter, speaking to the Ghana News Agency (GNA), said the exercise was aimed at stocking the various blood banks in the Greater Accra Region in support of healthcare delivery and to prevent hemorrhage-related deaths, especially among children, pregnant women and accident victims.
“We are targeting children, accident victims, and pregnant women because there are times when the hospitals do not readily have blood available to this group of people,” he said.
Dr Armah commended the students who took part in the exercise, saying, “If these young ones, at their age, understand why they should give blood to save a life, then we have a good foundation to build on.”
Richard Delle and Bright Quaicoo, both Form One students, said the counselling offered by the team took their earlier fears towards blood donation away.
For his part, the National Lead for the KGA Blood Drive, Dr Emmanuel Addipa-Adapoe indicated that the group was committed to organising more voluntary blood donation exercises regularly to save lives.
KGA Ghana chapter was formed in 2022, as a group of Ghana health professionals who had been sponsored by the Korean government to study in various health related fields.
Explaining their purpose, Dr Addipa-Adapoe said KGA Ghana members work to give back to their home country and society.
The group had undertaken similar blood donation exercises at the Lashibi Senior High School, and at the Kwame Nkrumah Circle.
It also conducted free health screening for inmates of the Nsawam Prison, and a club foot repair exercise.
GNA