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Malawians urged to embrace spirit of donating blood

Jun 21, 2022 Macdonald Kaleso 0 &

People across the country have been encouraged to embrace the spirit of donating blood in a quest to save the lives of patients requiring blood transfusion in hospitals. Machinga District Commissioner, Rosemary Nawasha made the… ...

Illovo donates blood bank fridge to Lower Shire

Mar 04, 2022 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

Illovo Sugar Malawi has donated a K13.1 million blood bank fridge to health facilities in Malawi's Lower Shire districts of Nsanje and Chikwawa. Speaking on Wednesday during a donation ceremony which was held at Montfort… ...

Donors withdraw funding for blood procurement

Aug 05, 2021 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

The Health Services Joint Fund (HSJF) has stopped supporting procurement of blood by CHAM facilities and Central Hospitals from Malawi Blood Transfusion Services (MBTS). Secretary for Health in the Ministry of Health Charles Mwansambo disclosed… ...

Bullets, Nomads Stadiums land Govt in hot soup: donors pull out funding for blood purchase

Oct 10, 2019 Mwayi Mkandawire 2 &

Donors have stopped purchasing blood and blood products for Central Hospitals, the Ministry of Health has confirmed. Secretary for Health Dan Namarika said in a letter to Central Hospitals that donors who were providing support… ...

Youths encouraged to donate blood

Sep 17, 2019 Martha Chikoti 0 &

An organization called Research Institute and Youth Empowerment (RIYE) conducted a blood donation event in Lilongwe where it encouraged young people to donate blood. The grouping on Friday mobilized youths from various areas in… ...

MBTS collected half of required blood units in 2018

Jun 30, 2019 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Malawi Blood Transfusion Service (MBTS) says last year it collected half of the required amount of blood units. Malawi Blood Transfusion Service Head of Centre James Paramandu made the remarks on Wednesday when Airtel Malawi… ...

Mzuzu blood donors angry over transport refund

Feb 08, 2019 Luke Bisani 0 &

Blood donors in Mzuzu have expressed anger over the decision by Malawi Blood Transfusion Service (MBTS) to stop refunding them transport expenses. In a letter signed by the concerned blood donors that has been addressed… ...