NEW: We have enough blood stocks: NBSZ

13 Apr, 2022 - 11:04 0 Views
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The Sunday Mail

 Online Reporter

THE National Blood Service Zimbabwe (NBSZ) says it has enough blood stocks to cover for an anticipated increase in demand during the Easter and Independence holidays.

Increased travel during holidays is normally associated with a rise in road traffic accidents.

NBSZ communications officer Mr Kudakwashe Chidziya indicated the national blood bank is “well-stocked”.

“Currently, we have good bloodstocks ahead of the holidays. However, it is never definite whether we have adequate stocks or not considering how this is determined by demand.

“We hope that road carnage will be less so that there is no huge demand for blood,” said Mr Chidziya.

He, however, called for more blood donations.

Most blood donors are youths from high schools and universities.

In 2020, they were 63 069 blood donors.

The coronavirus pandemic resulted in a drop in blood donors to 40 863 donors in early 2021.

As Covid-19 was subsiding, the number of donors rose to 41 525 in the last quarter of 2021.

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