GARDEN ROUTE | KAROO NEWS - The South African National Blood Service (SANBS) is a not-for-profit organisation, therefore ownership of its assets does not vest in its members.
In the event that SANBS should stop operating, its assets would have to be transferred to an organisation with similar goals and objectives.
SANBS provides an essential service within South Africa and is rated among the best in the world in the provision of blood and blood products, as well as in relation to the research and training provided.
The gift money can't buy
Donating a unit of blood, a “precious gift of life”, saves lives of those in dire need of blood. One must develop a habit of donating blood in order for the South African National Blood Service (SANBS) to collect sufficient blood that will ensure that in cases of emergency quality blood is always available.
Thousands of patients would die daily if there is insufficient quality blood in stock. When one donates blood, they give patients the gift money cannot buy or science cannot create. A unit of blood can save up to three lives as blood is separated into red blood cells, plasma and platelets.
Who needs blood?
Women haemorrhaging due to pregnancy complications and other gynaecological complications, premature babies, children with severe anaemia, accident trauma patients and surgical and cancer patients.
Did you know?
People can donate blood every 56 days. A regular donor is someone who has made three or more donations in a year.
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