15% of blood donated to Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital contains hepatitis B

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15% of blood donated to KATH contains

About 15 per cent of blood donated to the Blood Bank of the Komfo

Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) is infected with hepatitis 'B'.

Mr Kofi Adu, Blood Organiser for KATH who disclosed this, said it was

one of the major problems the bank faced in the area of blood donation.

Speaking during the donation of blood by the Biological Sciences

Students of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST)

to the blood bank in Kumasi on Tuesday, he said this therefore renders the

infected blood unsuitable for use.

He said, however, that the current blood situation at the hospital was

satisfactory since their major source of donation was from second cycle

institutions in the region and added that now that the association had

joined, the bank can fall on them at anytime for assistance. Mr Percy

Korsah, President of the Association, said they decided to spend the

Valentine Day in a positive way by donating blood to KATH which experiences

frequent blood shortage.

He said Valentine Day was most appropriate to them to donate the blood

because it was a special day for showing love to mankind and said their

action was to help save lives and to show appreciation to what their parents

and guardians, government and society were doing for them.

Source :gna

http://www.newsinghana.com/general.php?story=1309

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[Guest guest]

15% of blood donated to KATH contains

About 15 per cent of blood donated to the Blood Bank of the Komfo

Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) is infected with hepatitis 'B'.

Mr Kofi Adu, Blood Organiser for KATH who disclosed this, said it was

one of the major problems the bank faced in the area of blood donation.

Speaking during the donation of blood by the Biological Sciences

Students of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST)

to the blood bank in Kumasi on Tuesday, he said this therefore renders the

infected blood unsuitable for use.

He said, however, that the current blood situation at the hospital was

satisfactory since their major source of donation was from second cycle

institutions in the region and added that now that the association had

joined, the bank can fall on them at anytime for assistance. Mr Percy

Korsah, President of the Association, said they decided to spend the

Valentine Day in a positive way by donating blood to KATH which experiences

frequent blood shortage.

He said Valentine Day was most appropriate to them to donate the blood

because it was a special day for showing love to mankind and said their

action was to help save lives and to show appreciation to what their parents

and guardians, government and society were doing for them.

Source :gna

http://www.newsinghana.com/general.php?story=1309

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