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NYSC To Partner NBTS On Voluntary Safe Blood Donation
Joel Ajayi
The National Youth Service has agreed to partner National Blood Transfusion Service in the dissemination of messages on blood safety and voluntary non – remunerated blood donation to the Nigerian public.
This disclosure was made by the NYSC Director-General, Brigadier General Shuaibu Ibrahim while welcoming the National Coordinator of NBTS, Dr. Omale Joseph Amedu who was on a courtesy visit to the NYSC Director-General office on Wednesday in Abuja.
Gen Ibrahim, who eulogized successive batches of Corps Members on their contributions to national development, particularly the presence of Corps Members who stood to be counted in the battle against COVID-19 with various inventions and donations of materials such as dispensers, face masks, sanitizers, and liquid soaps, among others, revealed that the Scheme mobilizes an average of 350,000 Corps Members annually, which places it on a strategic position to drive the advocacy on blood safety and voluntary non- remunerated blood donation.
“I want to assure you of our cooperation in this regard, as putting the NYSC as a platform to sensitize Nigerians on your mandate is a welcome development. We will appoint Desk Officer that will liaise with you to kickstart the process”, Ibrahim said.
Earlier, the National Blood Transfusion Service had decried the low level of public awareness on voluntary blood donation in Nigeria.
The agency said this emanated from deep cultural myths and misconceptions about voluntary blood donation by members of the public.
The National Coordinator, Dr. Amedu, who sought the partnership with the NYSC Scheme lamented the wide gap in demand and supply of safe blood units in the country.
He described NYSC Scheme as a veritable medium to achieve the mandate of national re-orientation on safe blood donation.
He added that the NBTS is poised to establish a National Strategic Blood Reserve for emergencies through Public-Private- Partnership that would create jobs, reduce poverty, and generate revenue for the Government.
“The role of the youths in achieving these concepts cannot be overemphasized. To achieve these initiatives, there is a need to mobilize the youths which constitute about 85% of the voluntary non-renumerated blood donor pool”.
“In view of the need to have a robust national blood system and key into the World Health Organization’s Action Framework to advance access to safe, effective and quality assured blood production, the management of NBTS wishes to strengthen her mandate in collaboration with the NYSC”, Amedu said.
Speaking further, he stated that the NBTS is working towards achieving One Million Safe Blood Units Initiative which will ensure that only safe blood is available for transfusion.
Amedu requested the formation of the National Blood Transfusion Service Safety Club NYSC Community Development Service (CDS) group and organization of health seminars during NYSC Orientation programme held nationwide.
He said the synergy with the NYSC would enable every NYSC voluntary donor to know their blood group, free of charge, and also access free health check-up whenever they present themselves for pre-donation counseling and blood donation.
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CSO Salutes Trump
A Civil Society Organization (CSO) under the aegis of Initiative for Leadership Development and Change (ILDC) has congratulated President Donald Trump as the 47th President of the United States of America.
Chief Ugochukwu Nnam, President of the CSO said this in an interview with the Newsmen in Abuja on Monday.
He expressed optimism over improvement on not just American economy but global economy with the inauguration of Trump.
“This is a man with greater vision of making environment around him great.
“In less than few hours of his inauguration, TikTok is back into existence, this shows how he is going to revive the world economy,” he said.
The ILDC boss who reiterated his confidence in Trump’s Presidency, described him as a man of clues and ideas to drive a stable America and the world at large.
He lauded Trump’s collaboration with global entrepreneurs like Elon Musk in an effort to revitalize America’s economy.
According to him, men and women of ideas flock together, they work together for better society and this is what Trump is doing.
Recall that Donald Trump became the 47th President of the U.S by polling 312 electoral votes Vice President Kamala Harris’ 226 votes in Nov, 2024.
Following the oath of office, Trump will address the nation before he is expected to parade across town to the White House and attend three inaugural balls in the evening
About 200,000 supporters are expected to visit the city to mark the presidential transfer of power.
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