NSSF’s 5-day countrywide blood drive starts; Blood Bank makes appeal to end blood shortage

Ugandans have been urged to join the NSSF National Blood Donation Drive taking place across the country to prevent a shortage during the school holidays. “Uganda’s healthcare system, uses about 1,500 units of blood daily, but we as the Uganda Blood Transfusion Services can collect only on average 1,250 units daily of the required blood. The problem of shortage can become critical especially