Ramsammy commissions Region Six blood bank

The blood bank

The Region Six blood bank located in the northern end of  the New Amsterdam Hospital  Complex was on Wednesday commissioned by Minister of Health Dr Leslie Ramsammy who noted that there will be a problem unless persons come forward and voluntarily donate.

The East Berbice/Corentyne blood bank had been in operation since July 2010 and it got off to a positive start achieving  863 units, surpassing  the Ministry of Health’s target that year.

For the current year, 702 units of the