Foundation donates blood

THE simple act of donating blood saves lives, hence the Oil Search Foundation (OSF) initiated a blood donation drive as part of its community support efforts this week.
The Port Moresby General Hospital (PMGH) Sir Brian Bell Centre for Transfusion Medicine nurse manager Sr Damaris Penias said blood donations were always important.
“Today, with the great need to replenish blood supplies, they are more essential than ever,” she said.
“Blood is a major resource for any hospital and without it we will lose many lives unnecessarily.”
Penias said blood could not be manufactured artificially so for a hospital to maintain a good supply, blood donations from individual donors had to be consistent.
“We are grateful to OSF for volunteering to donate, your efforts will contribute immeasurably to the public health of our nation by saving many lives,” she said.
OSF executive director Stephanie Copus Campbell said: “While I have always given blood because I know it helps others.”