By Bridget Shumba Girls from Hotso Private Secondary School in Ntcheu District have encouraged other girls and young women to take part in blood donation in order to save lives. The girls were speaking when their school visited MBTS Balaka Satelite Depot for blood donation on 20th October 2022. One of the girls Tadala Sabuni …
By Bridget Shumba Over 50 people turned up for a blood donation clinic and 38 managed to donate blood at Bwemba clinic in Mtetemera Village, Sub-Traditional Authority (STA) Mpoto in Balaka District. The activity was organized by MBTS Balaka Satellite Depot on 14th October 2022 in order to sustain supply of blood and blood products …
By Bridget Shumba The Malawi Blood Transfusion Service (MBTS) has appealed to the communities to donate blood in large numbers as schools, which contribute 72% of the collected blood, near closure. According to statistics from MBTS, 72% of blood donations are from secondary students, 14.4% from self-employed individuals, 6.5% are from those employed and the …
By Garnet Saluben For many years, inadequacy of blood has been a challenge in most hospitals during the lean period when learning institutions are closed for holidays. This is because secondary school students make a large donor base which covers almost 72% of blood donors. In a bid to ensure that there is a steady …
By Andrew Kamanga Group Village Headman M’manga has called upon fellow traditional leaders to embrace blood donation in order to save lives. M’manga was speaking at his square in Liwonde on Thursday during a blood donation activity that was organized by the Malawi Blood Transfusion Service (MBTS)-Balaka Satellite Depot. The chief said he was impressed with …
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By Andrew Kamanga The Malawi Blood Transfusion Service (MBTS)- Balaka Satelite Depor has expressed gratitude to Traditional Authority (T/A) Phalula’s area for a positive response during last blood donation exercise. Donors donating blood Speaking at interface Area Develoopment committer (ADC) meeting that MBTS help at Phalula Market yesterday, Head of Balaka satelite Depot Edith …
By McLlyod Kudzingo Students from Mama Khadija Private Girls Academy on Friday visited the Malawi Blood Transfusion Service-MBTS Balaka depot where they learned more about the scientific, medical and social aspect of blood transfusion. MBTS staff, Mama Khadija teachers and students pose after the tour Among others, the students sat for a presentation that introduced …
By Christina Kilowe While it is true that Malawi is experiencing chronic blood shortage, Malawi Blood Transfusion Service (MBTS) is exploring new initiatives to ensure the nation obtained the nationally required blood from voluntary blood donors. Recently, MBTS is transnationally directing its focus to villages from companies as well as venturing into partnerships with many stakeholders. …
The grouping in action as their fellow students enjoys the play By Christina Kilowe 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 …
Malawi to Join the world in Commemorating the 2022 World Blood Donor Day Malawi will join the rest of the world in commemorating the World Blood Donor Day (WBDD) on 14 June 2022. The commemorations will be coordinated by the Ministry of Health (MoH), Malawi Blood Transfusion Service (MBTS), Blood Donor Association of Malawi (BDAM) …
