To address the continuing shortage of blood in the country, the Fiji Red Cross Society is working with the Fiji National Blood Service to recruit more blood donors.
Blood is needed every day for pregnant mothers, accident victims, cancer patients, complications of diabetes and patients who need surgery.
The Fiji Red Cross Society says over a hundred volunteers have undergone comprehensive training and will be recruiting blood donors across the country through the use of telephones.
If you want to help and donate blood, you can call 8903885 if you live in the Central Division, 992 0297 if you live in the Western Division and 999 2464 if you live in the Northern Division.
You can also register online through the Fiji Red Cross Facebook page.
Fiji National Blood Service Director Josefa Bolaqace says those who are concerned about whether it’s safe to donate blood during this pandemic can be assured that their blood drive will follow the highest standards of safety and infection control.
He stresses that individuals who have received a COVID-19 vaccine are still eligible to donate blood, however, a person would need to wait seven days after getting the vaccine before donating.
Fiji Red Cross Society Director-General, Ilisapeci Rokotunidau says with the current challenges of COVID-19, it is critical that people do not stop donating now.
