Facebook's blood donation feature helps connect donors to those in need

With accessibility to medical reliefs in Pakistan continuing to be a key problem, Facebook has stepped forth to provide assistance in the process of blood donations amidst emergencies in the country.

Statistics have suggested the country to be receiving a mere a 10% of voluntary blood donations while 90% of the blood is received from unsafe origins. Taking this into consideration, social media giant Facebook has decided to pave a way of ease for donors and those in need of blood in the country by launching a new feature.

The blood donation feature on the social media platform alleviates the process of compatible blood donors by registering them here.

The networking site ensures a security of all the information in reference to their donor status with an option of ‘Only Me’. Nevertheless, a choice of publicly displaying one’s status is also available depending upon their choice.

The feature allows those on the lookout for donors to create customized posts or through  this link, which will notify nearby compatible donors automatically and link them. The donors will have a choice of accepting or declining the applicant’s requests and will be able to connect through a phone call. The contact number of the two will remain concealed.

Furthermore, the feature also permits organizations hosting blood donation drives to create events on Facebook which will notify nearby blood donors. 

Numerous notable personalities have also stepped forward prompting people to donate blood but also taking into consideration the problems people face in finding a donor. “Facebook is making efforts to gather all blood donors and recipients on one single platform so that when blood is required, no time goes wasted,” he stated.

Acclaimed news presenters of Geo News have also raised their voices urging Facebook users to become a part of this positive initiative with newscaster Aleena Farooq encouraging the public to “find a way to give back” through the help of Facebook’s new feature.

Senior anchor at Geo News Wajih Sani, also uplifted users through a video message saying: “Find a donation center today on blood donations today on Facebook and you can step up and support the community.”