KARACHI – Blood Transfusion Expert Dr Zahid Ansari says Youngsters should donate Blood.Due to Crona virus Infection ,we now are facing acute shortage of Blood :
Thalassemia affected children are now facing acute shortage of Blood. Patients of Heart Surgery, Renal Transplant other emergency surgeries need Blood which is short all over Sindh and Pakistan.
Youngsters should donate Blood to save lives.
Dr Zahid Ansari said Corona Virus COVID 19 does not spread by Blood Transfusion and no such evidence witnessed, also no Guidelines of WHO have been delivered on this.
Further more Blood Donor selection criteria is very strict and does not allow a donor to Donate Blood without fulfilling protocol & criteria.
Blood Donors have to go through a Complete Medical and Travel History and Complete Medical check up before Donating Blood.