As the National Blood Transfusion Service, NBTS, experiences underfunding, obsolete equipments and inadequate technical staff, there are indications that blood scarcity may hit Nigeria.

The looming danger risks the lives of over 1 million Nigerians; mostly accident victims, pregnant women as well as sundry blood needs and patients diagnosed with sickle cell anemia who rely so much on blood for survival.

While the NBTS also does not have adequate data to support the blood needs of the people, because of its current predicaments, it is estimated that the unmet blood requirements by the organisation is put at over 500,000 units per annum.

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