In the ongoing pandemic, there has been a severe dearth of blood in hospitals as people are afraid to step out to donate blood. G Siva, a native of Addanki in Prakasam District in Andhra Pradesh, found it very difficult to find blood for his niece last year, and that …

Every pint counts when there’s a critical blood shortage. Few people understand the importance of donations more than Brenden Scott. His life was saved thanks to the generosity of blood donors. Brenden’s mom, Jennifer Scott said, “There wouldn’t be a Brenden without that blood donation.” At 9-years-old Brenden was hit …

A 58-year-old papier-mâché artist from central Kashmir’s Srinagar city has become India’s biggest blood donor. Shabir Hussain Khan, who lives in Srinagar’s Kamangarpora Kadi Kadal area has donated 174 pints of blood so far in 41 years. Even today, he is always ready to donate blood for the needy. Recalling …

The need for blood donors is at an all-time high following the pandemic. But one man from Ohio has been doing it all along. Closing in on 1,000 units donated, Al Whitney stopped in Weirton on Monday to give two units of platelets to Vitalant. The 84-year-old Whitney, the founder …

77-year-old Sandy Walker has been giving blood his entire life. Sandy has type O- blood, an uncommon blood type that occurs in approximately 9 per cent of the population according to the Australian Red Cross Lifeblood. Sandy is hoping more people will consider booking a time to give blood as …

City of Swan Assets Works Coordinator Jamie Hogan drives to the local donor centre and rolls up his sleeve to donate plasma every fortnight. Within an hour, Jamie has responded to emails on his iPad, caught up on the latest sports and helped countless people who need blood products to …

His zest to save lives motivated Polireddy Uma Maheswara Rao to donate blood as many as 83 times. The 57-year-old from Guntur is a businessman and a yoga teacher. “When I was in my mid-twenties, my relative got seriously ill and required surgery. Some 40 years ago, awareness on blood …

Shabir Hussain Khan was taking an afternoon nap when he heard a commotion outside his house. A friend had been injured playing football and had lost a lot of blood. Khan, without any transport, rushed to the hospital by foot to donate some. It was 4 July 1980. Yesterday the …