Blood donors urgently needed

The Ministry of Health has issued an urgent appeal for blood, saying it presently has only 15 units when it should have 150 units on hand.

In a statement yesterday, Health Minister Dr Leslie Ramsammy said the ministry was requesting regular blood donors or anyone who wanted to be a donor to come forward to donate blood.

After issuing blood to the various hospitals, the ministry said it was left with only 15 units of blood. “Our regular stock at