Botswana Cannot Meet Blood Transfusion Demand

Monday, June 11, 2018

SELEBI-PHIKWE: It is estimated that 80% of the population would require blood at some point, but only one percent of the country's population donates per year, which still falls far below the national demand.

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.

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