Save a life!

by Nilma Dole

As the youth of our country, the future decision makers and responsible citizens, we have to set a good example for our future generations.

A simple charity we can do is to donate blood which might mean a trivial thing but it matters a lot to save a life.

There are plenty of myths surrounding blood donation, such as that it causes weight gain, can make you feel ill and a host of different ailments. All of it isn’t true for the only truth you will get to know later is how the value of saving a life will overrule everything.

Sri Lanka’s blood requirement is 300,000 blood units every year, where one unit is 450ml of blood and about one billion rupees is spent every year on blood transfusion activities.

You can overcome your fear of needles and think in terms of how it would be if you felt sick or had an accident and were in need of blood? Isn’t it better to give for the benefit of others too?

In addition, donating blood is such a simple process that the National Blood Transfusion Service (NBTS) at Narahenpita is a state-of-the-art facility that offers a good service when donating blood.

The Japanese-funded building is a special place where one can be at ease when donating blood. The staff are very efficient and friendly making it a joy to donate your life-giving blood.

Director of the National Blood Tranfusion Service Dr. Ananda Gunasekera said that today, more youth understand the value of saving lives and are aware of donating blood.

“We hope that the trend continues and more young people care about saving the lives of others with the simple task of giving 450ml of their blood to save a life,” he said. Moreover, giving blood is essential in times of our dengue crisis because it’s now that we really need to open up our hearts and soul and save a life.

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