Botswana Cannot Meet Blood Transfusion Demand
Monday, June 11, 2018
Nyangabgwe Referral Hospital superintendent, Dr Mareko Ramotsababa said that in January alone the northern blood transfusion centre needed 18,700 units of blood to be immediately transfused to patients, but only 9,500 units were secured.
He said at a blood donation campaign in the former mining town on Thursday that the crisis forced the then Minister of Health to go on national television to appeal to the nation to donate blood because medical procedures were on a standstill.
The recent Vaccination Day in Motokwe, orchestrated through collaborative efforts between UNICEF, USAID, BRCS, and the Ministry of Health, underscores a commendable stride towards fortifying child health services.The painful reality as reflected by the Ministry of Health's data regarding the decline in routine immunisation coverage since the onset of the pandemic, is a cause for concern.It underscores the urgent need to address the...