The attainment of blood transfusion safety in Nigeria (and probably the rest of Sub-Saharan
Africa) remains an uphill task due to a number of factors, ranging from shortage of blood …

Blood safety remains an important public health concern in Africa where lack of availability
or provision of unsafe blood adversely impacts morbidity and mortality in the region. In …

BACKGROUND Access to a safe, adequate blood supply has proven challenging in sub‐
Saharan Africa, where systemic deficiencies spanning policy, collections, testing, and …

Although the World Health Organization (WHO) has set targets for safe blood by 2012, Sub‐
Saharan Africa remains confronted with multi‐factorial issues that compromise blood safety …

Blood transfusion therapy is an essential component in the practice of modern medicine.
Safe and adequate supplies of blood are needed to save lives because blood is often the …

Introduction Different evaluations conducted on blood safety between 2004 and 2013 in
Africa showed some progress in most countries. This paper describes the current status of …

Most countries in Sub‐Saharan Africa (SSA) are either low‐income or low‐middle income
countries, that is countries whose gross national income per capita is 995(USD)orlessor 996 …

Blood transfusion therapy is an essential component of the practice of modern medicine.
Safe and adequate supply of blood is needed in order to save lives because blood is often …

Trends and Gaps in National Blood Transfusion Services — 14 Sub-Saharan African Countries,
2014–2016 | MMWR Skip directly to site content Skip directly to page options Skip directly to AZ …

Background: Since 1997, legislations pertaining to safe blood transfusion (SBT) have
evolved considerably in Pakistan. The objective of this study was to evaluate the SBT …