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Zimbabwe's Blood Bank Critically Low - NBSZ {Full Text}

3 years agoWed, 03 Jun 2020 03:33:45 GMT
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Zimbabwe's Blood Bank Critically Low - NBSZ {Full Text}

National Blood Service Zimbabwe (NBSZ) advises the public, blood donors, business associates, and all Health Institutions that our supply of blood and blood products to health institutions in Zimbabwe is currently constrained due to shortage of critical imported consumables such as test kits and blood bags, owing to serious funding and procurement challenges.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the procurement of these critical items has been delayed due to logistics challenges caused by international travel restrictions, which has led to the scarcity of cargo flights.

Most of the critical items that are used to produce a safe unit of blood are imported and these challenges have not only impacted negatively on Zimbabwe but also other blood services in Africa.

We are expecting the arrival of part of these critical supplies by Friday 05 June 2020, which will lead us to work all weekend in order for normal services to resume by Monday 8 June 2020.

Our Laboratories will remain operational throughout the weekend to clear any testing backlog and ensure that there is some normalcy on the supply of blood to the hospitals.

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These above said challenges have resulted in NBSZ reducing its planned blood collection schedules and calling of blood donors to our static clinics.

NBSZ wishes to put it on record that current blood shortages ARE NOT due to shortage of donors and thus we would like to sincerely thank our blood donors who have remained committed to donating blood during the lockdown period.

We look forward to the continued support of our blood donors in ensuring that our blood banks become adequately stocked in order to avert any loss of life attributable to non-availability of blood supplies.

Meanwhile, any inconveniences caused by the current undesirable state of non-availability of products are sincerely regretted.

NBSZ continues to engage the relevant authorities in order to resolve the funding and logistics challenges so as to come up with a lasting solution to the current crisis. All lives matter and none should be lost due to unavailability of blood.

For and on Behalf of National Blood Service Zimbabwe Esther Massundah NBSZ Public Affairs Manager (Spokesperson) 1 June 2020

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