UNIBLOOD

14/06/2025

14/06/2025

UNIBLOOD MARKS 2025 WORLD BLOOD DONOR DAY IN STYLE

The 2025 edition of World Blood Donor Day has been marked by Universal Blood Donors Development Centre (UNIBLOOD) in grand style this year.

June 14 is set aside every year by the United Nations Organisation to celebrate and appreciate Voluntary Blood Donors, worldwide.

With this year's event falling on Saturday, Universal Blood Donors Development Centre (UNIBLOOD) - foremost NGO devoted to the cause of the Rare Blood Group - took out time, yesterday, Friday, June 13, 2025 for some critical advocacy engagements:

VISIT TO THE HEAD OF SERVICE
Led by the President / Founder, His Royal Majesty, Charles Chukwunwike Anyasi III JP, members of UNIBLOOD paid a visit to the newly-appointed Delta State Head of Service, Dr. Mrs. Mini Oseji in her office in Asaba.

The UNIBLOOD boss began with felicitations on Dr.Oseji's well deserved appointment.

HRM Anyasi and the HoS then proceeded to pleasantly relive the decade-long fruitful collaboration that has existed between UNIBLOOD and the Oseji Foundation for Transparency and Accountability. Equally revisited was the glowing partnership between UNIBLOOD and Delta State Ministry of Health. It could be recalled that partnership with Delta State began in 2016 while Dr. Mrs. Mini Oseji was the Permanent Secretary at the State's Agency for Family Health Care.

Going down memory lane, the HoS declared: "I recall that I was at a sensitisation programme organised by UNIBLOOD at the Aniocha-North Local Government Secretariat on December 1, 2016 when I received the information of my transfer to the Ministry of Health and subsequently to Environmental... and now, here as HoS. All along, it has been a steady flow with UNIBLOOD, to the glory of God."

The Head of Service encouraged UNIBLOOD never to let down their guard, having left an indelible mark in the anals of health management in Delta State.

Speaking further, she reminded the team that it was at the Idumuje Kingdom Palace that the launch of the State-wide Blood hunt, under the then freshly delineation of Delta State into six geo-political zones began in 2018. From there, she noted, that exercise has yielded great dividend.

She pledged to sustain her assistance, through her new office in technical areas to enable UNIBLOOD keep the flowering.

VISIT TO THE MINISTRY OF HEATH
The next port of call was the Ministry of Health where the team was gladly received by the Permanent Secretary, Dr. Mrs. Philomena Okeowo and her staff.

The President / Founder - HRM Charles Anyasi III JP explained that the NGO decided on the advocacy engagement as part of activities marking this year's World Blood Donor Day and to appreciate the Ministry for their long-standing fruitful partnership.

Responding, the Permanent Secretary gladly acknowledged the outstanding impact of UNIBLOOD under the able leadership of the king.

As they brainstormed over the future of blood purity and availability, particularly in the interest of the Rhesus-challenged Group, the Permanent Secretary instructed the Director, Medical Laboratory - Biboyo-Brisibe - to ensure a regular interface with UNIBLOOD, recognising the need for the sustainability of their healthy relationship.

The UNIBLOOD boss,on behalf of the NGO, assured the Ministry of their unflinching support any time, any day and thanked her for the warm reception.

VISIT TO THE MINISTRY OF WOMEN AFFAIRS
At the ministry of Women Affairs where UNIBLOOD touched down next, the directors were elated to receive them. Having heard out the team, most of the directors confessed that the interaction was a great eye-opener as new truths were revealed to them by UNIBLOOD on blood matters, particularly as they relate to women and children who battle with Hemolytic Diseases of the New-born (HDN). They pleaded for a repeat visitation to enable the Permanent Secretary and others who were unavoidably absent partake and make better decisions.

- Dr. Wealth Chukwuka
PRO

21/06/2024

The President / Founder, Universal Blood Donors Development Centre ( UNIBLOOD), His Majesty, Charles Chukwunwike Anyasi III JP, accompanied by Queen Esther Anyasi (also Co-founder, UNIBLOOD) seeing inspecting a blood donation exercise at the Delta State Secretariat Clinic.

This was soon after their media outing at Delta State Broadcasting Services as part of activities marking the 20th edition of World Blood Donors Day.

21/06/2024

HRM ANYASI ENCOURAGES BLOOD DONATION AS WHO MARKS DONORS' DAY

The President / Founder of Universal Blood Donors Development Centre ( UNIBLOOD), His Royal Majesty. Charles Chukwunwike Anyasi III JP, has appealed for better collaboration in the hunt for blood donators in Delta State. He declared that effective collaboration goes a long way in helping patients needing blood transfusion, especially in times of critical emergency.

His Majesty was speaking on Friday, June 14, 2024 in a live telecast with Delta State Broadcasting Station (DBS) as part of the activities marking the 20th edition of World Blood Donor Day, with the theme; “20 years of celebrating giving: thank you, blood donors,”

Co-founder of Universal Blood Donors Development Centre, Queen Esther Anyasi, who paired with her husband at the interview, added her voice in allaying the fears of members of the public who hold the myth that blood donation is injurious to health.

After the interview, the Royal Couple headed to the State Secretariat Clinic where blood screening and donation was simultaneously going on. They were warmly welcomed by the Deputy Director of Medical Laboratory, Mrs Brisibe Biboye, who deeply commended the pioneering efforts of UNBLOOD in Blood donation.

At the end of the screening and donation, 5 Persons donated at the Secretariat clinic, while 45 persons donated at the Asaba Specialist hospital.

26/01/2024

03/05/2022

IDENTIFY WITH UNIVERSAL DONORS

- HRM ANYASI AT ANNUAL WORLD VETERINARY DAY

Governments at all levels as well as the hub of the Private Sector have been urged to identify with the challenges of Universal Donors in this part of the World.

This call was made over the weekend (April 30,2022) by His Royal Majesty, Charles Chukwunwike Anyasi III JP at Springfield Hotel, Asaba during this year's Anniversary of the Annual World Veterinary Day celebration.

Speaking as the Royal Father of the Day, he was reacting to a report by Keynote Speaker, Dr. Eddy Uwagie Ero; Dean of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Benin, that Veterinarians have been ranked highest by WHO among su***de victims worldwide. The Dean's observation came as result of the mockery and stigmatization associated with the Veterinary profession.

Empathizing with the practitioners on that painful disclosure, HRM Anyasi reminded the audience of the plight of members of the Rare Blood Group who silently but painfully contend with their critical Rhesus Factor challenges, particularly in the hinterlands where ignorance reigns.

According to him, his acceptance of the invitation to the World Veterinary Day event was actually to enable him propagate the challenges of his endangered Rare Blood Group and canvas assistance for them. Hence he preferred to be accompanied by members of UNIBLOOD, rather than his traditional cabinet.

He prayed God to grant the Veterinarians the enabling to continue in their onerous professional assignment.

The Royal Father and members of UNIBLOOD were deeply appreciated by the National President, Dr. Olutoyin C. Adetuberu fcvsn.