More blood and bone marrow donors are needed from different communities to help save lives.
The National Blood Service (NBS) has launched OneBlood – a one year project to recruit more blood and bone marrow donors from ethnic minority communities.
It’s particularly important that members of Sheffield’s ethnic minority communities become donors in order to combat sickle cell disorders (SCD) and thalassaemia, which are both inherited diseases. These are most common in people of African and Caribbean descent. It is estimated there are over 6,000 adults and children with SCD in Britain at present.
If you want to give blood or donate bone marrow in Sheffield or just find out more information contact:
Sheffield Blood Donor Centre: Cathedral Court, Church Street S1 2GN – 203 4700 or visit http://www.sheffield.nhs.uk/blood.
Blood and bone marrow donation, national helpline: 08457 711 711 or visit http://www.blood.co.uk.
Sheffield Sickle Cell & Thalassaemia Foundation: ACE Business Centre, 110–120 Wicker S3 8JD – 275 3209 or visit http://www.sscatf-8m.com.