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