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ANAEMIA

Patient blood management key for improving South Africa’s healthcare

Covid-19 has had a negative impact on blood donations; blood conservation has become a priority

  • Vanitha Rambiritch
5 min read
Instead of reaching a daily target of 3 500 litres, the South African National Blood Service is collecting only 2 300 litres. (Photo by OJ Koloti/Gallo Images via Getty Images)
AMERICAN RED CROSS

Blood supply is critically low and a rise in demand looms, says the blood service

Instead of reaching a daily target of 3 500 litres, the South African National Blood Service is collecting only 2 300 litres

  • Eunice Masson
4 min read
Of the 60.14 million people living in South Africa, only 432 000 of them — less than 1% — are blood donors. (Photo By Marta Fernandez Jara/Europa Press via Getty Images)
BLOOD DONOR

Blood transfusion is lifesaving. So is donating blood

The availability of blood is crucial for the treatment of acute and chronic diseases and in emergencies such as during child birth

  • Petro-Lize Wessels
6 min read