Blood reserves critically low: NBTS

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2025-06-05

WINDHOEK, 01 October 2019 - Students from the International University of Management pictured on Tuesday while donating blood to the Namibia Blood Transfusion Service in the capital. (Photo by: Paulus Hamutenya) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 05 JUN (NAMPA) - Namibia’s national blood supply has dropped to critical levels, prompting the Blood Transfusion Service of Namibia (NamBTS) to issue an urgent appeal for donations.

Zita Tobin, Manager of Marketing and Donor Relations at NamBTS, in a press release issued on Wednesday, said that the service requires 250 units of whole blood per day to meet demand throughout the month of June.

“During the colder months, regular donors...

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