The State Ministry of Health in collaboration with the Department of Haematology, University of Calabar to mark World Blood Donor Day coming up June 14, in the State.
This was made known by the State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Inyang Asibong recently in an interview with CrossRiverWatch.
The Commissioner called on members of the public to embrace the opportunity of saving a life by donating blood on that day, adding that the exercise will hold at the National Blood Transfusion Center, Edibe-Edibe by Hawkins, Calabar South.
She added that, recently the State Government operated about 30 – 40 women suffering from Vesico Vaginal Fistula (VVF). The one week exercise was conducted at the General Hospital Ogoja.
Therfore, on June 14, as the blood donations is taking place, VVF surgery for women will also go alongside.