Schoolgirl backs calls for more black donors with rare blood type

An 11-year-old girl whose life has been saved again and again thanks to the generosity of complete strangers is backing a campaign to encourage more people to give blood.

Cianna Bent suffers from Sickle Cell Disease and her treatment relies on a rare blood type as Juliette Fletcher reports.

Interviewees:

  • Cianna Bent, aged 11

  • Gayle Franklin, NHS Blood and Transplant

  • Taylor Samuel-Beechey, donor

  • Juliette Fletcher, reporting