• WHO, NMA: Nigeria needs 2m units of safe blood yearly but produces only 25,000
• Lagos requires 260,000 units of blood to meet growing demand
• Only 5% of blood come from voluntary donors
• Family replacements, paid donors major sources of blood procurement
• Poor infrastructure, inadequate regulation, others mar provision of safe blood in Nigeria
Ahead of the World Blood Donor Day (WBDD) today, June 14, the World Health Organisation (WHO), Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) and National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) have warned that 95 per cent of donor blood units used yearly in the country are unsafe, as it could be infected with Human Immuno-deficiency Virus (HIV) 1 and 2, syphilis, hepatitis B, hepatitis C and other deadly infectious diseases.
Ganzer Artikel: https://m.guardian.ng/news/95-of-donor-blood-units-used-in-nigeria-unsafe-experts-warn/
