New Yorker Mainali Encourages Malawians To Donate Blood

The New Yorker, Arjun Prasad Mainali, known to have donated blood 155 times is coming to Malawi to donate blood as he closes in to meet his target of reaching a 160 record by the end of this year.

The global blood donor is traveling from New York in the United States of America to Malawi's capital Lilongwe solely to do the needful at Kamuzu Central Hospital by 10 am on 20th August, 2016 to motivate people to donate blood in order to save lives.

In the statement, Mainali said he has decided to make the pending trip to Malawi after realising that "2 thirds of patients in Malawi do not get blood supply easily and they suffer."

"That brought tears on my eyes. As I am a global blood donor encouraging thousands of people around the world to donate blood successfully. I feel the same here. We help each other to survive and for our communities to survive and to survive as a whole nation of healthy people," he said

He called upon all healthy Malawians to donate blood en masse in their respective hospitals arguing that "if we do not help each other, nobody is going to help us" adding that he  "would like to see Malawi which is not deficient of blood in her bloods banks in the hospitals."

"Our life is a gift from God, so donating blood to those who need help is a gift by us. Blood is produced by our body and a loss of 15% of blood in one time does not affect our body as the body adjusts immediately. So donating 500ml blood every 3 months does not involve any cost. That could help saving someone's precious life which brings smile and joy in their face," said Mainali in a statement

The renowned blood donor further encouraged all healthy people who fear to donate blood to start donating blood. He said "donating blood does not risk your health as new blood is manufactured by the body." Adding that it is good to give blood to someone who is desperately in need of it.

He went on to encourage people to donate blood at least once a year saying this is for a good cause.

Mainali, a volunteer, has donated blood since 20th August, 1987, to 9 different countries around the world and to 14 states in the United States of America.