Blood clinics take no days off — so when a lot of donors are taking Christmas holidays, life-threatening shortages can happen. | CBCNL
Posted: Dec 30, 2019 8:32 AM NT | Last Updated: December 30
Blood clinics take no days off — so when a lot of donors are taking Christmas holidays, life-threatening shortages can happen.Abdelsalam Abugharara, a volunteer imam at the local mosque, organized a blood drive with 20 people on Boxing Day — one of the most vulnerable times of the year for Canadian Blood Services.
At any given time, the province has a 3-5 day supply of blood on hand, making shortages in donations for days at a time especially challenging.There are dedicated donors in the city, but most were tied up with the holidays throughout December — spending time with families, shopping or travelling."The need for blood doesn't take a holiday," he said. "Children at the Janeway still need regular blood products as a result of chemo treatments.
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