BAPS Charities hosts blood donation drive

By Elijah Khisa

Over 150 nationals of India and other nations have come out to support the ministry of health’s’ out cry about the escalating shortage of blood which incident risks the increase in fatality of cases of accident and needy patients.

The development came to light over the weekend when BAPS charities, an international religious and charitable humanitarian organization, hosted a blood donation drive at their BAPS Shree Swaminarayan Mandir headquarters in Kampala where over 150 blood units were collected.

Ajay Kailash Singh told this website on the sidelines of the day long exercise spearheaded by the Uganda blood transfusion services that they hold twice each year a blood donation drive seeking the blood from its over 500 members scattered across the country as they respond to the call by the ministry of health to raise blood for both the accident and emergency victims.

He pointed out that they have been instrumental in carrying out very  many charitable activities within the country such as renovating several schools across the country including KCCA schools such as Nakivubo Blue primary school, Kiswa, Nsambya,  Katwe, Banda and St.Paul Mpererwe among others.

They also offer humanitarian assistance such as medical camps, food items, blankets and shelter materials to disaster prone communities like Kilembe mines in Kasese and also planting of trees in those localities as a deliberate strategy of conserving the environment. BAPS was commended for making a humble donation of 61m/= towards the Covid-19 pandemic outbreak alongside donation of several tonnes of food items among other humanitarian services.

Tayebwa Clinton, the Blood donor recruiter at Nakasero blood bank said they appreciate the support offered by BAPS community in Uganda especially responding to blood donation which is very ideal.