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Faithful Blood Donor Prizes1st 150kg rice2nd 100kg rice3rd 75kg rice4th 50kg rice5th 25kg ricea municipal fanfare.1 polo, 5 T-shirts, 2 caps1 polo, 4 T-shirts, 2 caps1 polo, 3 T-shirts, 2 caps1 polo, 2 T-shirts, 1 caps1 polo, 1 T-shirts, 1 capsWhen the applause finally dieddown, the ceremony turned to theimportant moment when loyalblood donors are justly recognized.Thus, under the auspices of theNational Union of Voluntary BloodDonors and their first competitionfor the best advocate for blooddonation, five altruistic blooddonors who had given their bloodon a regular basis, were publiclyrewarded.Five public schools, five religiousgroups, two public service groupsand two youth clubs also receivedhonorary diplomas from theMinistry of Health. Indeed, during1999, these groups had achievedthe commendable goal ofcollecting for the National BloodTransfusion Service between 200and 900 bags of bloodper event. Thistranslates into a totalof five thousand, fourhundred and thirty fourblood bags! Last but byno means least, eightloyal blood donorshaving donated morethan 200 times were knighted inthe enviable title of Order of Meritof Health of the Republic of Côted’Ivoire. The President of theNational Union of Voluntary BloodDonors received the honour ofOfficer of the Order of Merit forHealth for his devotion, his senseof initiative in social mobilisationand for having instilled a newdynamism in the Union.The official representative of bloodtransfusion beneficiaries took thisoccasion to express his sinceregratitude to loyal and recurrentblood donors and to theauthorities for acknowledgingtheir valiant acts. He went on toencourage the general population,and particularly blood donors, tofollow a healthy lifestyle andcontinue to give blood, withoutwhich there would be no safeblood transfusion.Inside elsewhereThe enthusiasm for World HealthDay was no less articulated in theIvorian towns of Bouaké, Korhogoand Daloa, where dignitaries suchas local government leaders,mayors and regional healthdirectors participated in a veryanimated Day. Everywhere, thegeneral public—and especiallyblood donors—were out in massto celebrate the occasion.Diplomas were bestowed on blooddonors and associations that hadparticularly contributed to thepromotion of safe blood donationover the course of the previousyear.Special thanksThe entire nation was aware ofWorld Health Day 2000 “SafeBlood Starts With Me—BloodSaves Lives”. This achievement isdue to the strong support of themedia and of WHO, who madepossible the technical and logisticassistance required. The commitmentand active participation ofthe local authorities and RedCross should also be noted, andthat of the Canadian Embassy andthe United Nations personnel, whoorganized a blood collection eventon the eve of World Health Day.This collection enabled more than60 unexpected blood bags to beavailable to the Blood TransfusionServices and, more importantly, tosave lives.The intensity of interest andcommitment in this special WorldHealth Day by blood donors andthe general public leads Côted’Ivoire to conclude that thecreation of a National BloodDonation Day would be a welcomeand useful measure towardsensuring the supply of safe bloodfor all. ▲For more information on bloodsafety activities in Côte d’Ivoire,contact:The National Centre for BloodTransfusion18 B.P., Abidjan 18Tel: +225 21 35 57 23Fax: +225 21 35 27 4316 ▲ WORLD HEALTH DAY ▼ SAFE BLOOD STARTS WITH ME
SAFE BLOOD STARTS WITH ME – BLOOD SAVES LIVESSouth AfricaDrawing attention to theneed for safe bloodAs many as 15–20% of the SouthAfrican population have beenaffected by the HIV virus. Althoughits blood transfusion services(BTS) have the resources andtechnology to screen donations bythe most modern andsophisticated systems, the priorityis clearly to identify and educatelow-risk blood donors and tomotivate them to donate regularly.It is therefore not surprising thatthe BTS, the Department ofHealth, health care workers andthe public at large embracedWHO’s choice of blood safety asthe theme for World Health Day2000.National and internationalharmonyTo harmonize activities, April2000 was designated as nationalBlood Donor Month, during whicha blue ribbon lapel badge waswidely distributed as a symbol forblood donation and the quest forsafe blood. All stakeholdersenthusiastically adopted thenational and World Health Dayactivities. The Department ofHealth adopted a National BloodPolicy in 1998, and on WorldHealth Day 2000, made public itspolicy to protect the blood supplyagainst the threat of HIV/AIDS.PartnershipsThe BTS collaborated with theDepartment of Health to maximiseimpact, widely distributing postersbefore, on and after 7 April. Thesuccessful build-up also involvedmajor businesses, religious communities,the media, telephonenetworks, educational institutionsand health care workers. Theresponse was overwhelming.The Democratic Nursing Organisationof South Africa (DENOSA), inassociation with the InternationalCouncil of Nurses, publiclyaffirmed their support in NursingUpdate. Nurses play a key role inMinister of Health, Dr Manto Tshabalala Msimang,with a blood donor.practising safe injection techniques,safeguarding health andblood, and providing counsel onhealthy life styles, combating drugabuse and promoting blood donorprogrammes.Major eventsOn World Health Day the Ministerof Health, Dr Manto TshabalalaMsimang chaired amedia launch at theJohannesburg InternationalAirport. Instressing that bloodis a nationalresource and thatall patients areentitled to low-riskblood, Mrs Msimangshowed that a safeblood supply is acornerstone of theNational Blood17 ▲ WORLD HEALTH DAY ▼ SAFE BLOOD STARTS WITH ME
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