Latest update March 21st, 2025 7:03 AM

Guyana's largest selling daily and New York's most popular weekly

Latest News

Only 32 units of blood in stock at NBTS

Mar 29, 2009 News

The National Blood Transfusion Service (NBTS) currently has 32 units of blood in stock. It had collected 115 units for the week.

The rest of the blood has already been utilised as, according to National Blood Donor Manager of the Blood Bank, Shameeza Mangal, “blood goes like hot cakes.”

She noted that a number of blood drives were held at companies like DOCOL, the Guyana Times Newspaper and the Neal and Massy Group of Companies.

If an emergency is to occur over the course of the weekend, then the blood bank would not be in a position to facilitate that emergency with only 32 units of blood at hand, she said.

However, Mangal is of the view that the NBTS has been able to collect a lot of blood over the past few weeks, but the blood bank is still low on stock.

Over the past few months, the NBTS has been experiencing a severe shortage of blood of all types and until now the situation has not returned to normalcy, as persons are still being urged to donate their blood voluntarily.

Only recently, all private hospitals were banned by the Minister of Health from collecting blood, as it was explained that the private health institutions do not have the lab capacity to test the blood for the various diseases.

However, Mangal could not say if this ban has affected the collection of blood in anyway.

The stock at the blood bank is expected to be boosted by 100 units, when the Scouts Association of Guyana hosts a blood drive today.

Similar Articles

The Glenn Lall Show|| March, 17th, 2025

Follow on Tik Tok @Glennlall

THE BLUNT OF THE DAY

Sports

NSC, Office of the DPP to host Criminal Law and Sexual Offences Act meeting tomorrow

NSC, Office of the DPP to host Criminal Law and Sexual Offences Act...

Mar 21, 2025

Kaieteur Sports– In a proactive move to foster a safer and more responsible sporting environment, the National Sports Commission (NSC), in collaboration with the Office of the Director of...
Read More
Lucas Chung maintains strong standing at 2nd Qualifier

Lucas Chung maintains strong standing at 2nd...

Mar 21, 2025

Farm Supplies Ltd. supports Bartica Regatta 2025

Farm Supplies Ltd. supports Bartica Regatta 2025

Mar 21, 2025

Legislation and Investment: Trinidad to Brazil, Guyana finds new lifeline

Legislation and Investment: Trinidad to Brazil,...

Mar 21, 2025

Three more matches billed for this weekend

Three more matches billed for this weekend

Mar 21, 2025

CM Khan rules at 2025 National Blitz Chess Championships

CM Khan rules at 2025 National Blitz Chess...

Mar 21, 2025

Features/Columnists

Publisher’s Note

Freedom of speech is our core value at Kaieteur News. If the letter/e-mail you sent was not published, and you believe that its contents were not libellous, let us know, please contact us by phone or email.

Feel free to send us your comments and/or criticisms.
Contact: 624-6456; 225-8452; 225-8458; 225-8463; 225-8465; 225-8473 or 225-8491.
Or by Email: [email protected] / [email protected]

Weekend Cartoon

Bridge Watch

Demerara Harbour Bridge

> Berbice Bridge […]