At least 40,000 new blood donors are needed in the capital each year over the next five years.
By Jess WarrenAt least 40,000 new donors are needed in the capital each year over the next five years to keep supplying blood for lifesaving treatments, according to the NHS.
Also at the City Hall event was Dr Amos Ogunkoya, from BBC One's The Traitors, who donated blood for the first time.Dr Amos Ogunkoya from BBC's The Traitors donated blood for the first time at City Hall The condition mostly affects people of Black heritage and ethnically-matched blood gives the best treatment.
Last year, hospitals in London asked for 58% more Ro blood than they did five years ago, and the city has the highest number of sickle cell patients in the UK, according to the NHS."It takes 120 people a year to keep me alive," he said.Mr Campbell added "historical mistrust of the NHS" was one of the reasons stopping people of Black heritage from donating blood.
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