The gap between the demand and supply of safe blood remains alarmingly wide. While the country requires over a million units annually, voluntary, screened donations meet only a fraction of that need.

Nigerians are encouraged to become voluntary non-remunerated blood donors, as data indicate that less than 5% of all blood donation in Nigeria come from voluntary unpaid donors. Speaking at a Press ...

This is because of the high maternal mortality rate and increased prevalence of infectious diseases and malaria, which required blood transfusion. He made this known in his paper titled: “The Cycle in ...

Health stakeholders and advocates have raised fresh concerns over Nigeria’s deepening blood shortage crisis, warning that avoidable deaths will continue unless urgent steps are taken to fix systemic ...