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A member of the Ghana Blood Foundation, Ken Ashigbey, called on the government to include the cost of blood treatment in the National Health Insurance Plan (NHIS) to allow patients to have access to blood without hindrance.
He said that blood was life and that as such, it was imperative that donors give their blood to help others when needed and save lives.
Ashigbey made the call to Accra at a conference on the occasion of World Donor Day, which will be held on 14 June.
The theme of the conference is "Blood donation and universal access to safe blood transfusion as part of achieving universal health coverage".
Ashigbey called on the government to adopt the national blood bill to streamline and promote the effectiveness of blood collection.
"I am told that the bill is with the Minister of Health, and we call on the minister to lead the process of parliamentary approval and consent of the president to clean up the system," he said. he added.
He called for improved blood regulation to address some of the challenges the system faces.
He suggested that the Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts include blood donation in festival activities and other celebrations to raise awareness of its importance.
Mr. Ashigbey encouraged corporate organizations and institutions to instil blood donation as part of their corporate social responsibility in order to spark the enthusiasm generated by voluntary giving.
However, as of 2018, the Blood Bank Service recorded 37% of voluntary donations for a target of 50%.
Countries such as Ivory Coast and Benin had 100% and 90% voluntary donations, respectively.
He urged the management of the Blood Bank Service to commit to extending its mobile blood transfusion services to other regions, not just Accra.
He called on all to get involved and not only to give blood because of need, but also to make it voluntary, because the emergency situation can occur to anybody.
Sophia Lissah, chair of the conference, called on civil societies to step up their advocacy activities to raise awareness and demystify misconceptions about blood donation.
She appealed to all to make it a personal campaign to spread information about the need for a voluntary donation to reach the country's target.
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