Ghana met its national blood collection target for 2025 but still fell significantly short of the country’s overall needs, leaving a gap that continued to put patients at risk. This was revealed by the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Blood Service, Dr Shirley Owusu-Ofori, at the service’s Annual Performance Review held in Accra […]
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Blood: 111,000 units shortfall-representing 39.7% of national demand in 2018
GHANA experienced shortage of 111,000 units of blood in 2018, representing 39.7% of national demand. This means that thousands of Ghanaians with various health conditions that required blood transfusion died as a result of the non-availability of blood. 280,000 Units annual demand As of the end of last year, the national annual demand for blood […]


