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