Eligible blood donors (healthy persons over the age of 17 and over 110 pounds) are being encouraged to join the Good Samaritan Programme and become voluntary blood donors to “help the blood bank have a good day.”

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This is according to Ms. Shameeza Mangal, coordinator of the National Blood Transfusion Service (NBTS), in an invited comment.

Mangal added that the buffer stock at the bank, recently increased from 177 to 200 units because of increasing demand, had improved, although it had not reached the full quota required.

“The blood bank’s collection of units is improving and we hope persons can come forward to help the blood bank have a good day,” she stressed. The coordinator explained that the improvement in the buffer stock was due to several successful blood drives last week.

“Last week we also had a good turnout from the walk in donors; one day they gave 28 units,” Mangal said.

However, there are no planned drives this week, and the need at the bank will have to depend solely on walk in donors.

She stated that arrangements are tentative for a blood drive involving media personnel either tomorrow or Thursday, though this is not yet confirmed.