By: Rey M. Antibo
Compostela Valley Province---Governor Arturo T. Uy gives
certificate of recognition to the 4 capitol employees who continously support
the Bloodletting Program of the provincial government. As the top Blood
Donor-Galloner, they have consistently donated nine times from the bloodletting
activities held at the Capitol. Aside from the certificate of
recognition, they also received one sack of rice & T-shirt each.
Spearheaded by the Provincial Health Office (PHO) under Dr. Renato BasaƱez, the certificates and tokens were given
during the employees’ regular convocation program on October 27, 2014 to Luzminda Horcasitas of the Provincial Accountants
Office (PACCO), Wilfredo Galagala of Provincial Governors Office - Information
Technology and Communication Development Division (PGO-ITCDD), Rolan Gallano of
PGO-Administrative Division (PGO-ADMIN), and Gerald Abaya of Provincial General
Services Office (PGSO).
In
2013, Comval was able to produce a total of 11,502 of 500cc bags from the 9,770
blood donors through various bloodletting and “Mobile Blood Donation
Activities” conducted in the Barangays of the 11 municipalities. This is in
support to the “Provincial Voluntary Blood Services Program” Under the
leadership of Gov. Uy, Vice Gov. Manuel “Way Kurat” Zamora, and Senior Board
Member Tyron Uy and provincial officials.
According
to Assistant PHO Chief Dr. Jeorgie Arvin Legazpi, this is a big help, “by donating
their blood to those who need it especially the patients suffering from severe
blood loss, Leukemia, Hemophilia, Mothers giving birth with complications,
Major trauma, Transplant Patients, and others.”
He
added that not only the recipients can benefit but also the blood donors as
they are given free tests/screening that can catch certain illnesses in
the early stages. And although still inconclusive, some international research
shows donating blood reduces the risk of heart attack. (Rey Antibo, IDS
Comval)
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