World blood donor day

The Lagos State Government has revealed that it has commenced plans to subsidise the cost of screening blood in the state to lessen the financial burden on transfusion facilities and patients. This was disclosed at a symposium and…

The World Health Organizations, (WHO) has called on governments, partners, and all stakeholders to mobilize support at district, national and regional levels to invest in strengthening and sustaining blood programs. The WHO Regional…

Although African countries have made progress by establishing nationally coordinated blood transfusion services, policy frameworks and national standards for collecting, testing, processing, storing and distributing blood and blood…

The Lagos State Government says it is targeting to increase its units of donated blood from its current over 115,000 units to 200,000 units. This is in the bid to meet its annual blood requirements and the World Health Organsation’s…

Ahead of the World Blood Donor's Day, the Federal Government has commence preparations with the inauguration of committee members. READ ALSO:Nigerians Urged To Be Blood Donors The acting Director-General of the National Blood Service…

The president of Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Prof Innocent Ujah, on Monday said the law guiding blood transfusion in Nigeria was inadequate with the rapid increase of quackery and other sharp practices in the sector. READ ALSO: …

The World Health Organisation has said that blood stocks in the African region have declined over the last year as fewer people have been donating blood due to the COVID-19 restrictions. The WHO Regional Director for Africa, Dr.…