Action On Blood

Today we celebrate the unique qualities that make men strong.

To all male voluntary blood donors, whether you are donating blood for a family member, relative or a total stranger, your contributions, big and small, is helping to remarkably shape the world and is building a culture of voluntary blood donation.

We salute your courage and great sacrifice.

Happy International Men's!!!

Today, July 28th 2024 is World Hepatitis Day.

Hepatitis is a viral infection which can cause liver disease, cirrhosis and liver cancer.

There are 5 main strains of the hepatitis virus – A, B, C, D, and E. Together, hepatitis B and C are the most common infections and result in 1.3 million deaths and 2.2 million new infections per year according to WHO.

Statistics shows that every 30 seconds, someone dies from Hepatitis-related illness, according to WHO.

One of the benefits of regular voluntary blood donation is being tested for Hepatitis FREE!!!

IT'S TIME TO TAKE ACTION!!!
Get tested, vaccinated/treated at any hospital nearest to you.

To sign up for blood donation, call: 09155266215, 0813995523

Stay safe

On the 1st of May, 2024, Action on Blood, a Lagos-based voluntary blood donor organisation, in partnership with Global Blood Fund (GBF), a US-based blood charity, launched My Blood Story Creative Content Competition. The aim of the competition was for people to share their stories of how voluntary blood donation saves or improves lives using social-media friendly short content.

The prizes were $500 for 1st prize, $300 for 2nd prize, and $200 for 3rd prize. There was also the possibility of wining $100 as a special commendation prize.

We had over 150 enquiries and almost 60 submissions! Entries came from both women and men and from people of all ages. 56% of entrants were female vs 44% male and the age range was from 7 years to 59 years. We received many different types of contents including written stories with illustrations and photos; spoken poems put to music and images; straight-to-camera talks; dances, presentations and animated videos.

When it came time to selecting the winners, the judges were VERY pleased with the number, the variety and the quality of entries that we received for this competition. With so many brilliant entries and moving stories behind many of them, it was a really difficult competition to judge.

But there had to be winners!!!

And so….

We are proud to announce that the winners of the 2024 Action on Blood & GBF ‘My Blood Story Creative Content Competition’ are:

1st prize - $500
Vera David-Emesiobum
“My Story of Compassion”
https://youtu.be/HACgwWztCIU

2nd prize - $300
Ikenna Sunday
“Not All Heroes Wear Capes”
https://youtu.be/v3nW8eoygNk

3rd prize - $200
Chukwuemeka Nwanebi
“The Precious Gift”
https://youtu.be/780gBhNHeuU

Special commendation prize - $100
Onuwa Precious
“Special”
https://youtu.be/jC0lducUTyU

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Thank you to everyone that took the time to participate in the competition. Whether you won a prize or not, you are all winners for playing your part in raising awareness about voluntary blood donation.

To all the judges, promoters, and Action On Blood and GBF staff that worked tirelessly behind the scenes to deliver such an excellent campaign, we are SO GRATEFUL.