A blood drive has been organized by the Western Blood Service for patients at Lautoka Hospital who are undergoing heart surgery.

Western Blood Service Manager Jaynesh Narayan said a team of surgeons from New Zealand are in Fiji conducting voluntary heart surgeries and there is a need for blood.

Narayan said Lautoka Hospital needs fresh blood for its patients and a blood drive has been organized for today at the Bank of Baroda in Nadi.