Ade Aluko a sickle cell disease survivor is supporting the NHS Blood and Transplant new campaign #ImThere (I’m there) to inspire new donors to help save lives.
Sickle cell disease is a serious condition which affects the blood and various organs within the body, causing extreme pain, life threatening infections and other complications such as stroke or loss of vision. Blood transfusions can help prevent or relieve these symptoms.
The ‘I’m there’ campaign highlights how you can save the life of someone else, while going about yours. It celebrates the difference donors make to those whose lives depend on blood. By registering and giving blood, a donor can proudly say #ImThere for those who need them.
Ade while speaking on the platform of Africa Alive narrates his ordeal as a sickle cell sufferer and how he results to comedy for survival.
NHS Blood and Transplant is appealing for black donors to register to give blood. Across England, 40,000 new black donors are urgently needed to meet an increasing demand for blood to help save and improve the lives of patients with sickle cell disease.
NHS Blood and Transplant said, ‘it needs to collect 1.5 million units of blood each year to meet the needs of patients across England. It is important that we collect the right amount of each blood group at the right time to meet patient needs’.
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