The Regional Director of the World Health Organisation, Matshidiso Moeti, has said blood donation in Africa remains low and has continued to fall short of the demand on the continent.
African countries, she said, collect only 5.2 units of blood per 1,000 people, which is significantly low when compared to the 33 units of blood per 1,000 people collected in developed countries.
Mrs Moeti said this in a statement issued on Friday to commemorate the 20th World Blood Donation Day (WBDD)…
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