Blood Donation
Save a life is more than an aspiration for the Public Health Sector. You can also be a part of a program that writes pages thanks to Cuban history. Every year, in a gesture of nobility and responsibility, thousands of donors from 18 to 65 years old offer their blood through donations. This ensures the quality, safety and availability of this component of our body to those in need.
For San Antonio de los Baños has been an aspiration to meet a plan of 100 donations monthly, a task that the Municipal Directorate of the Revolution Defense Committees and the Territorial Blood Bank control. However, statistics are not encouraging. San Antonio de los Baños complied with donations in October and November, but in December, there were only 53. At the beginning of a new year not only Ariguanabo does not cumply but also the municipalities of Alquízar, Artemisa, Caimito, Guanajay, Guira de Melena and Mariel.
In order to sustain this program, it is vital the compliance with planned donations every month, which enables the monitoring and control of them. Workers of entities and organizations that are envolved in this human activity should be aware of the importance of saving a life. The ariguanabense Blood Bank supports cases in need throughout Artemisa province, because although in San Cristobal there is another center, sometimes specific types of fluid are requested, as reported Ileana Fernandez Lopez, a specialist in economic management.
Moreover, donations are not only for hospitals . There is also an agreement with the Serums and Blood Products Plant located in the capital. There, vaccines are also made through frozen plasma for industry. San Antonio de los Baños delivered in 2015 more than 1140 liters, standing out in a great task of social impact.
Thus, saving a life can be very simple.