Omo, Lagos no dey slack o! Dem don mobilize 550 pints of blood just like that during one two-day campaign wey happen for town. Na the Lagos State Blood Transfusion Service, Vcare for Development Foundation, and Nigerian Red Cross Society join hands do am. E be like say blood donation dey hot topic now for Lagos o!
The gist be say, dem don gather plenty people wey wan give blood, 550 donors show face! How far, that one dey sweet, abi? According to wetin dem talk publish for Facebook, 35 percent of dem wey donate na first-timers, and dem dey call am big milestone. You fit imagine wetin this go mean for health matter for the state!
Since 2022 when the whole thing don start, dem don dey see numbers wey dey grow like say dem dey feed am well. From just 98 donors in 2022, e don jump to 147 in 2023, 268 last year, and now 341 for 2025. As e be so, na total of 1,404 donors wey dem don gather so far. Na wetin don make dem also receive Blood Donation Champion Award from LSBTS. E no easy at all!
Una go ask wetin make people dey rush to donate blood like this? E get the answer. Na the sustained awareness and the way dem dey engage community dey change perception of blood donation. Dem also dey bust plenty myth wey dey surround am, and fix people wey dey get religious wahala with the matter. Everybody fit see say communication strategies dey work di magic!
Dem still talk say this 2026 campaign go sharp their efforts to make sure say people go dey donate blood freely and regularly for the state. Ah, na wa! The connection wey dey between government, private outfits like Sterling Oil Exploration, and civil society groups dey show as community health dey improve all over Lagos.
VCDF no gree rest for dey, as dem dey plan to extend dem health intervention efforts. Dem dey collaborate with SEEPCO and other health bodies to bring free consultations, medications, and lab tests for people wey dey face common health issues like hypertension, malaria, typhoid, and skin wahala. Na serious work dem dey do o!
So, if you dey Lagos and you never go donate blood, abeg make you try am! E dey important for our community and e fit save life. Together we fit build better health for Naija and show say we dey care!
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