Blood Archives

MBTS urges Malawians to donate blood to save more lives

Jun 18, 2023 Macdonald Kaleso 0 &

The Malawi Blood Transfusion Service (MBTS) has disclosed that it is facing a deficit of blood in its reserves and has asked the general public to embrace a spirit of donating blood in order to… ...

Parliament Committee given seven days to audit blood availability in health facilities

Feb 10, 2023 Martha Chikoti 0 &

The Centre for Democracy and Economic Development Initiatives (CDEDI) has penned Parliamentary Committee on Health demanding for an audit on blood collection, distribution and accessibility. In a letter addressed to Health committee Chairperson Dr Matthews… ...

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… ...