Press Release

U.S. Embassy Windhoek Staffers Donate Life-Saving Gift

In support of World Blood Donation Day on Friday, June 13, 2008, local and foreign staff members at the U.S. Embassy in Windhoek displayed their spirit of volunteerism and donated blood to sustain this noble and life-saving cause. 

More than twenty staff members took time out of their schedules to donate blood at a Blood Transfusion Service of Namibia mobile blood donation clinic.

“We are really proud to be part is this essential service.  Blood is a scarce commodity, as often we do not realize the need for safe blood for transfusions. Donating blood is giving a life-saving gift to someone out there who really needs it to live,” said Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. Embassy in Windhoek, Mr. Eric Benjaminson.

The theme of this year’s World Blood Donation Day is “Giving Blood Regularly.”  The aim is to support national blood donor programmes in building a stable base of voluntary unpaid donors who make a long-term commitment to blood donation.  

World Blood Donation Day is jointly coordinated by four founding partners:  the World Health Organization, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, the International Organization of Blood Donor Organizations and the International Society of Blood Transfusion.

For further information, please contact Public Affairs Officer, Raymond Castillo, at 0811280816, or Information Specialist, Roger Lyners, at 229801 [ext. 226].