Shaft FM reaffirms promise to promote blood donation
Obuasi, April 27, GNA – Shaft FM, an Obuasi-based radio
station, has re-affirmed its commitment to promote blood donation
to ensure that the two major hospitals at Obuasi have ready blood
for critical health delivery services.
They two hospitals are the Obuasi Government Hospital and
the AngloGold Ashanti Hospital.
The station, therefore, has programmed to organise blood
donation campaign every quarter to give meaning to its promise.
Speaking at its maiden campaign at Obuasi held under the
theme: “Donate and Save Life 2009,” Mr Clarance Ankomah, acting
General Manager of the station appealed to residents in the
municipality to support the initiative.
He said due to the mining activities, industrial accidents at
Obuasi were common and therefore the health facilities needed
blood at their blood banks during emergencies.
Mr Ankomah noted that the recent carnage on the country's
roads also called for proactive measures by corporate bodies and
organisations to assist hospitals with blood and other logistics to
enable them meet the challenges.
He said accident victims needed immediate attention and the
availability of blood was one of the major steps to saving the lives
of such people.
He commended AngloGold Ashanti, Ghana Financial
Services, UT financial Services, Akrofuom Rural Bank, Barclays,
Araba Afram and BB Babbs Enterprises for supporting the FM
station in its blood donation drive.
Mr Daniel Somuah, Senior Medical Technologist of
AngloGold Ashanti Hospital lauded the initiative and hoped it would
be sustained.
GNA