The National Presidentof Medical Women’s Association of Nigeria, Joyce Barber has called on Nigeriansto donate blood voluntarily to save lives. Barber made the appealin Kaduna during a rally to sensitise citizens on the importance of donatingblood to patients. She decried the shortage of blood in the country’s hospitalsat emergency moments. The President of theassociation therefore called on Nigerians to imbibe the habit of donating bloodto prevent loss of lives in hospitals as a result of lack of blood. Barber noted thatthere was shortage of blood in view of its high demand all over the country. Barber also urgedreligious leaders and traditional rulers to educate their followers on the needfor Nigerians to be their brother’s keepers by donating blood at designatedblood transfusion centres to make it available for the needy. A Philebotomist,Deborah Kure said more awareness needs to be done to get response from donors.Kure, a blood professional collector in a medical laboratory, said the statehad received about 200 units of blood from April to June, this year.