₦airaland Forum

noblealuu:
What do you say of a situation where someone's husband donates blood and still paid ₦7000. At the end of the day, the woman was delivered of her baby and never needed blood transfusion. Money was not refunded, and donated blood would have used for someone else. This happens in Island Maternity.

Happened to me in Ifako Ijaye Gen Hospital too. Donated blood when my wife was on antenatal. Even after CS, she didn't need the blood. Tell me they won't sell my blood which was forcefully taken from me. I hate this country

Lagos State and it's way of extorting people. I no get any blood to.donate. I paid 14k for two pint of blood and none was used.

Na so nurse dem too dey try sell some drugs they hoard from past patients. Abeggi...

SeunStats:
Donate blood monthly? Weldone. You don't know d trauma of having too much of blood... I pray u won't! i went 4 d checkup last yr decemba and d doc told me i nid to donate monthly 4 d next three month...for this month, i'm donating today at Gbagada General Hospital!

. Because of the game they play with people's blood. I no.go donate any. Why collect my blood then sell it and u don't give some free service to people

delpee:
The problem is that there's shortage of blood in the blood bank. People in dire situations need to be given blood urgently but our society us not enlightened enough to understand that blood donation is healthy and a form of social responsibility/civic duty.

There must always be blood at hand for pregnant women who are due for delivery and surgical cases. Sometimes it's a life and death issue. I hope this will not lead to maternal deaths.

Regardless, it should not be forced on people. It should be voluntary. I have donated blood voluntarily before. They shouldn't deprive a pregnant woman from registering for antenatal because she doesn't have anyone to donate blood. Very wrong

Mopolchi:
It happened to me at General Hospital, Gbagada.

Quite notorious. Someone I know was refused registering for antenatal because she didn't have someone to donate blood

Helada:
Waoh.... For screening and cross matching....7000...
Can you prove that nobody sold the blood....Simply used for another free of charge??

Lagos state government hospitals does not sell blood.

When you use blood,you only pay for screening and you replace the blood when you are to be discharged by bringing a relative that will donate back what you used.

No body needs your money,what they need is blood to save mothers and children

muyinet:
I have donated twice...on both occasions, we never have a need for blood...i have no objection though, but why should I pay 7,000 for screening a blood i gave freely?

Screening the blood at blood bank headquarters is not free,it is to make it safe for use either for you or for the next user.

You are saying this because you actually did not make use of the blood. What if you needed blood and it was non-where to be found and your life is at stake,will you be talking about 7,000?

Well it is generally known that African do not care about their health,they leave things in the hand of God and go to party

newoffer:
Lagos State and it's way of extorting people. I no get any blood to.donate. I paid 14k for two pint of blood and none was used.

Na so nurse dem too dey try sell some drugs they hoard from past patients. Abeggi...

You where scammed. The policy is bring blood and not money.

You probably think money can save you,that is why you went for the money option,normally you can bring a relative to donate or pay some miscreants/ professional donors around to donate for you

frozen70:
For a woman during delivery to need six pints of blood shows that she wasn't even alive

Your ignorance stinks to high heavens

frozen70:
Senseless statement

You git no brains

munas:
Lagos state government hospitals does not sell blood.

When you use blood,you only pay for screening and you replace the blood when you are to be discharged by bringing a relative that will donate back what you used.

No body needs your money,what they need is blood to save mothers and children

So you mean to tell us that Lagos State Government does not have personnel and equipment to screen ordinary blood? So what are they using the huge taxes they collect from residences and the huge IGR to do?

Scholar212:
Foolish decsiosn from someone without the technical know how.. Nigerians don't donate blood and when it is needed for delivery or post delivery issues it becomes life threatening and the blood bank may not have any in store to give even with your money. Those saying they sell the blood, the cost of screening, blood bag, storage is more than what you pay for blood. For places that use PCR to screen like NBTS it is even more than 50k to screen with PCR but patients pay like 7k for the blood, highly subsidized. The major source of blood in Nigeria is replacement donation from patient relative. Hospitals don't manufacture blood, when people don't donate the price will skyrocket. With your money you won't see the blood

Maybe patients should be charged for card, consultancy, doctors and nurses fees, bedspaces, etc also.
You talk as if Lagos State residents don't pay taxes. You talk as if government is a private organisation and not public service.
If I can freely donate my own blood to save a life, it is immoral for a state government to collect money to screen the same blood. Afterall, I did not collect money for food to make the blood.

munas:
Lagos state government hospitals does not sell blood.

When you use blood,you only pay for screening and you replace the blood when you are to be discharged by bringing a relative that will donate back what you used.

No body needs your money,what they need is blood to save mothers and children

Mtchew

GoodMuyis:
Maybe if blood donors are given free NHIS pass after certain level will encourage this.

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/UK_Blood_Donor_Awards.jpg/220px-UK_Blood_Donor_Awards.jpg
UK awards for 50, 25 and 100 donations


https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/75/Singapore_Red_Cross_National_Blood_Programme_Ruby_Award.jpg/220px-Singapore_Red_Cross_National_Blood_Programme_Ruby_Award.jpg
Ruby award from the Singapore Red Cross for 75 voluntary donations

Good idea!

Bunch of ritualists.

noblealuu:
What do you say of a situation where someone's husband donates blood and still paid ₦7000. At the end of the day, the woman was delivered of her baby and never needed blood transfusion. Money was not refunded, and donated blood would have been used on someone else. This happened in Island Maternity. What's your take?

Pls tell me more about island maternity, someone told me to use them when i eant to give birth, that they hardly perform CS except on very dire situations of which you would have been informed before your due date. I use mcc and i was advised not to birth there because they prioritise CS Than vaginal delivery. I am confused. Pls advise.

cuteeme:
Pls tell me more about island maternity, someone told me to use them when i eant to give birth, that they hardly perform CS except on very dire situations of which you would have been informed before your due date. I use mcc and i was advised not to birth there because they prioritise CS Than vaginal delivery. I am confused. Pls advise.

Which MCC ?

I do know people say these things about MCC but I will just tell you the truth , if there's no medical reason to suggest a CS they won't recommend one and then people go on to say they prioritise CS. There has to be a reason and the doctors will tell the mother ahead.

From experience of co ANC women that had CS

1.Previous CS is an indication but still I was in the ward with a woman who had a previous CS and had a virginal birth the only thing was they didn't argument labor, they allowed it progress naturally and they explained to them why they can't augment.

2. Size/position of baby
3. Things that can arise during labor that may require an emergency CS
4. All other medical things that they talk about.

Some of us had our babies at one of the MCCs and CS was never suggested at any point and for many other mothers around.

So I can even tell you the same can apply to island maternity, if there's a need for it it will be recommend if not then VIrginal it is.

So maybe the person/people advising you had an indication for CS and that one experience is used as a yard stuck

Joeboy88:
I donated blood for my sister during delivery.fortunately for us, she put to bed safely and they ended up not using the blood for her.My pain then was that I gave it as a free will donation but it's so painful that the hospital will end up selling the blood & if care isn't taken, it might be sold to someone that has to go borrowing to pay.Pls what is donated free should be give ad free to people in need of it.

Nobody pays for blood in Nigeria. Blood is life and priceless. Nobody can pay for it, not even in the USA..

What you paid for is the cost of screening, storage and keeping the blood safe for transfusion.

In Nigeria, it cost between 30k-55k to keep a pint of blood safe.

Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, HIV, VDRL tests, ABO blood grouping test, Crosshatching, Blood bank, Storage, logistics, Electricity etc are all not free. They cost money..

The money you paid at the lab covers these value chain not the blood unit itself.

In the USA, these tests and factors cost about $180-$250 for 1 pint of blood..

NoToPile:
Which MCC ?

I do know people say these things about MCC but I will just tell you the truth , if there's no medical reason to suggest a CS they won't recommend one and then people go on to say they prioritise CS. There has to be a reason and the doctors will tell the mother ahead.

From experience of co ANC women that had CS

1.Previous CS is an indication but still I was in the ward with a woman who had a previous CS and had a virginal birth the only thing was they didn't argument labor, they allowed it progress naturally and they explained to them why they can't augment.

2. Size/position of baby
3. Things that can arise during labor that may require an emergency CS
4. All other medical things that they talk about.

Some of us had our babies at one of the MCCs and CS was never suggested at any point and for many other mothers around.

So I can even tell you the same can apply to island maternity, if there's a need for it it will be recommend if not then VIrginal it is.

So maybe the person/people advising you had an indication for CS and that one experience is used as a yard stuck

Okay thank you ma