Bazèga: Nearly 200 bags of blood collected on the sidelines of the teachers’ educational conference

The provincial directorate of preschool, primary and non-formal education of Bazèga organized a blood donation operation on the sidelines of the annual pedagogical conference of teachers, held from September 10 to 13, 2024. Nearly 200 bags of blood were collected in collaboration with the Regional Blood Transfusion Center (CRTS) of Ouagadougou.The annual pedagogical conference for primary school teachers took place from September 10 to 13, 2024 in the province of Bazèga.On the sidelines of this meeting to strengthen teaching capacities for teachers, the provincial director of preschool, primary and non-formal education of Bazèga, Claude Ouédraogo, took the initiative to organize a blood donation operation.In collaboration with the CRTS of Ouagadougou, this operation took place on the last day of the educational conference, after the work.It took place on two sites in the commune of Kombissiri and on one site in the commune of Saponé, where a strong mobilization of teachers was recorded.For initiato r Claude Ouédraogo, the current rainy season is a critical period, particularly with diseases such as malaria."When you think of pregnant women, young children, accident victims, etc., it is not easy, and blood, which is in high demand, is a rare commodity that does not sell," he said. "We said to ourselves that we can be useful to humanity by donating our blood. It is in this dynamic that we initiated this operation to save lives," he said.Nearly 200 bags of blood were collected thanks to the collaboration with the CRTS, which deployed its teams to the three sites.According to Mr. Diakalia Traoré, head of the quality assurance department at the CRTS in Ouagadougou, this blood donation operation is a commendable initiative to be encouraged and perpetuated.For him, it is through this type of activity that we can obtain blood bags for patients in all hospitals.Without this type of operation, the National Blood Transfusion Center (CNTS) would not be able to meet the needs of patients, he added. Teacher s appreciated the initiative and said they were proud to contribute to saving lives.Provincial Director Claude Ouédraogo congratulated all the educators for their strong mobilization and said he was very satisfied with this operation, the objective of which was largely achieved.He also called on teachers to repeat this gesture regularly in order to continue saving lives.Source: Burkina Information Agency