With winter approaching and blood stocks dwindling, your donation could save lives!

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Kopano Mohlala

10 April 2024 | 11:35

The SANBS and The WCBS are teaming up to host the first-ever 1 Day – 1 Nation Blood campaign aimed at collecting 5000 units of blood in just one day.

The South African National Blood Service (SANBS), together with the Western Cape Blood Service (WCBS), will host their first, 1 Day – 1 Nation – 5000 Units of Blood activation campaign to collect 5000 units of blood on Saturday, 13 April 2024.

We are very excited to host the first 1 Day – 1 Nation – 5000 Units of Blood campaign. We hope that all South Africans who are eligible to donate blood will support us on this day - Marike Carli, Public Relations Manager, WCBS

Both blood services anticipate blood stock shortages leading up to the winter months. Blood stock levels tend to start steadily declining from the Easter period, leading up to the colder winter months. Ramadan started on the 11th of March, which also adds additional pressure to the blood stock levels as Muslim donors can’t donate during the fast.

Right now, we need all the help we can get – from current and potential donors. Moreover, we ask South Africans to become regular donors. By donating blood regularly, we can easily maintain safe stock levels throughout the year. - Thandi Mosupye, Senior Manager: Marketing, Communication and Brand, SANBS.

Join SANBS and WCBS on Saturday, 13 April 2024, from 09:00–16:00 at any of the following participating blood donation clinics: 

Western Cape

  • Blue Route Mall – Tokai

  • Kenilworth Centre – Kenilworth

  • Bayside Mall – Table View

  • N1 City Mall – Goodwood

  • Tyger Valley Shopping Centre – Bellville

  • Capegate Shopping Centre – Brackenfell

  • Liberty Promenade Shopping Centre – Mitchells Plain

  • Somerset Mall – Somerset West

  • Whale Coast Mall - Hermanus

  • Langeberg Mall – Mossel Bay

 

KwaZulu-Natal

  • The Pavilion Shopping Centre – Westville

  • Saxony Westwood Mall – Westville

  • Chatsworth Centre – Westcliff

  • Gateway Theatre of Shopping – uMhlanga

  • Liberty Mall – Pietermaritzburg

  • Galleria Mall – Amanzimtoti

  • Phoenix Plaza – Phoenix

  • Cornubia Mall – Mount Edgecombe

 

Gauteng

  • Southgate Mall – Johannesburg South

  • Mall of Africa – Midrand

  • San Ridge Square – Midrand

  • Pick n Pay on Nicol – Sandton

  • Greenstone Shopping Centre – Modderfontein

  • Dobsonville Mall – Soweto

  • Protea Glen Shopping Centre – Soweto

  • Cresta Shopping Centre

  • Clearwater Mall – Roodepoort

  • Castle Gate Shopping Centre – Pretoria

  • Mams Mall – Mamelodi

  • Soshanguve Crossing – Soshanguve

  • Mall@Reds Shopping Centre – Centurion

  • Bougainville Shopping Centre – Pretoria

  • Jubilee Mall – Pretoria

  • Chris Hani Mall – Vosloosrus

  • Pick ‘n Pay Family Meyerton – Meyerton

  • Vaal Mall – Vanderbijlpark

  • Harvest Place, Glen Marais – Kempton Park

  • Pick ‘n Pay Family Farrarmere – Benoni

 

Mpumalanga

  • i‘Langa Mall – Mbombela

  • Tubatsi Crossing Mall – Burgersfort

  • Lowveld Mall – Hazyview

  • Secunda Mall – Secunda

  • Mall@Embalenhle Shopping Centre

  • KG Mall – Emalahleni

  • Mhluzi Mall – Middelburg

  • Merino Mall – Ermelo

     

Eastern Cape

  • Fountains Mall – Jeffery’s Bay

  • Nonesi Mall – Queenstown

  • Heritage Mall – Port Alfred

Limpopo

  • Mankweng Plaza – Shoprite Centre

  • Bochum Plaza – Bochum

 

Free State

  • Goldfields Mall – Welkom

  • Mimosa Mall – Bloemfontein

 

North West

  • Waterfall Mall – Rustenburg

  • Sediba Plaza – Hartebeespoort

  • MooiRivier Mall - Potchefstroom 

Northern Cape

  • North Cape Mall – Kimberley

 

If you are between 16 and 75, weigh 50kg or more, are in good general health, and consider your blood safe to transfuse to a patient, you should be able to donate. For more information or to find your closest donation site, visit www.sanbs.org.za or call 0800 11 9031. 

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