4th April
Below is a step by step video guide to blood donation created by The Daughters of Hippocrates.
3rd February
A decision to donate your blood can save a life, or even several if your blood is separated into its components — red cells, platelets and plasma — which can be used individually for patients with specific conditions. See below for more information and to view the process for donating blood.
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14th June
Every year, on 14 June, countries around the world celebrate World Blood Donor Day. The event serves to raise awareness of the need for safe blood and blood products and to thank voluntary unpaid blood donors for their life-saving gifts of blood.
Transfusion of blood and blood products helps save millions of lives every year. However, ……
10th October
Voluntary blood donation (VBD) means that healthy members of the society donate blood selflessly.
The UWI Blood Donor Foundation has been featured in the UWI Today Magazine – March 2013 Issue. The article found on page 11, discusses several aspects of the foundation and blood donation trends in Trinidad and Tobago. As a means of easy ……
10th October
Through our past efforts we’ve formed partnerships with several respected organizations that share our concerns. As our growth continues we aim to create more partnerships in an effort to achieve our vision. A few prospective partners already identified include:
The Trinidad and Tobago Ministry of Health
The Pan American Health Organization
UWI Paraclinical: Haematology, Community health
UWI Guild of ……
Through our events and activities we intend to raise awareness of the importance of blood donation in Trinidad and Tobago. Visit our media centre regularly since it's constantly updated with photo galleries and videos of past events as well as updates and details on current and future events.
