Month: March 2021

Blood for transfusion in maternity units in Malawi

In a very short time Malawi has been able to implement the strategy for blood safety and availability advocated by the World Health Organization and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, thus saving many lives. The MBTS has now established blood centres in Blantyre and Lilongwe (the capital) with a total …

Blood for transfusion in maternity units in Malawi Read More »

Chimaliro ADC Visit MBTS in Blantyre

Area Development Committee (ADC) members from Senior Chief Chimaliro in Thyolo, visited Malawi Blood Transfusion service (MBTS), O’dala centre in Blantyre to appreciate how blood is screened, processed and stored after being collected from the community. The ADC’s Chairperson, Clement Siliya, said the fear of the community members’ is that their donated blood is not …

Chimaliro ADC Visit MBTS in Blantyre Read More »

Mobilizing Peers In Blood Donation.

As we walked through the corridors of Bangula Secondary School towards the hall in which students had assembled for a Blood Donation Motivational Talk in early July this year, we were informed by the Malawi Blood Transfusion Service (MBTS) Blood Donation Club’s Patron, Daveson Nkanda, that a grouping of students had prepared performances on blood …

Mobilizing Peers In Blood Donation. Read More »