Donors stop buying blood for public central hospitals
Donors have now stopped buying blood from Malawi Blood Transfusion Service (MBTS) for the public central hospitals, risking lives of those involved in road accidents and expectant mothers.
Secretary for Health and Population Dan Namarika however has not said why the donors have decided to pull out of this crucial exercise.
“I wish to formally inform you that the donors have decided to stop financing the purchase of blood and blood products for central hospitals,” says Namarika in a letter to all central hospital directors.
He therefore directs that central hospitals should use government money to buy the blood or blood products from MBTS with immediate effect.
However, some health experts say most hospitals will not be able to buy the blood adequately due to erratic government funding.
This donors are just donating to their account corrupted country malawi. The rich are getting richer whilst the poor from the villages dying coz lack of facilities in the hospitals may God remember malawi with good leadership
Lwanda is very far go to tanzania
African Leadership, to be precise, Malawi.
All what they are interested in are kickbacks, and building their own Singapores not developing the Country.
MALAWI is not poor. We need a visionary Leader. A Malawian.
Look at Rwanda.
They rather give millions to cadets than sorting Healthcare system. Stadiums are more important than schools and hospitals.
I give my blood for free and someone sells it. Getting rich on my blood?
The donors pay handling charges per pint. The charges are quite high because it is expensive to run MBTS. Very expensive equipment is used to process and store blood. Sikugula ngati mmene mumagulira zitumbuwa zomwela tiyi kwa Ntopwa ayi.
Malingana ndi EAQUAL DEAUX MALAWI,a BTS,MDF mwa ena omwe ndimamembala aLGBTI.
Typical scenes in a country where the leader is a foriegner
It’s just the same with or without Donors help the blood is only given to your relatives in these central hospitals.
And some Nurses cash in from these blood to say the truth. So it’s not for free. Poor people are indeed suffering because of bribes of the few individuals.
Bring in system that every blood given to the patient should be tracked down and identify the patient received. You will notice that majority received are well to do people and very few are poor people .
Even some of them are being sold to private Clinics and hospitals by these Nurses and their doctors.
First of all according to my knowledge Malawi adopted what is called a free and non remunerated blood donation system since the establishment of MBTS project somewhere around 2003 or 2004 with the funding of Government and ⁸European Union and other donors. This is when forced blood donation by relatives and friends of the patient requiring blood stopped or was discouraged. As a blood donation is a noble act, the true value of blood donated cannot be established or quantified. It’s as good as the value of life.
When EU, who were the major project funding partners to the project pulled out most probably by then the project was a success and sustainable Government continued to fund and run this establishment with other donors for sure, however this establishment uses our taxes to operate and as such none of its services are charged to the public. Just like we walk into a public hospital to receive panado for free so should be the blood we receive. This is why blood donors dont get paid to donate. So telling me blood is sold? I say if people are buying blood then stop demand an explanation demand a receipt clearly indicating the price you have paid for the pint of blood you have received. This evidence will help shame those abusing this free service. It will also help those failing to receive this precious gift of life because someone want to make quick money over the innocent and poor taxpayers. Under no circumstances is MBTS or hospital ne it public or private allowed to sell blood. Let the hospitals charge you for rather the nice room and bed you lie on while receiving the free blood donated processed for free by mbts than claim MTBS sells blood.
I dont believe this article is telling the truth if so bring the evidence of blood selling.
eh nde ayamba litilo kudzutsa ma stadium wo????
mutu zweee awatulukila kkkkkkkk.
ndimanga ma sekondale muziko muno. aiwala kuti america ndiyo mwini dhilo.kkkkkk
ndimanga miseu ine aiwala kuti ndi japan
kkkkkkk kkkkkll ndikodzedwa
Inu ndalama zamisonkho ya amalawi analikuti a pitala zaka zonsezi kuti lero akafinye mphuno mau osamveka akuti akubweletsa zitukuko mmalomwake mankhwala zipangizo za mma school misewu ndi za tsiku ndi tsiku kusaukila saukilabe mbuzi ya munthu pitala
No amount of
Spin will hide the fact that donors are now very annoyed with the conduct of the Government of Malawi. Surely Government can not expect donors to take care of its basic social responsibilities such as health services whilst it is spending the scarce tocal tax revenues on luxuries such as stadia for private football clubs!!
APM start to wake up from your deep sleep and run this country like a president who has been to school and therefore able to provide for the priorities of the people you chose to serve! When you are a President …Malawi is first before DPP!!!!!!
Why behave like you are Chimulirenji for heavens sake?? AMP you the most dull president on planet earth and no wonder Malawi is among the four poorest countries of the world … THREE of which are only poor because of civil wars! Meaning in essence Malawi is the POOREST country in the world because it is run by the most dull president who is also corrupt and nepotistic to the core!!!
We pray that God should punish you APM because of the innocent lives that are being lost in Malawi under your evil watch!!!!!
yes bcoz malawi has money for stadiums not for healthcare.
stupid people anazolowela kuzembaitsa azungu sadziwa kuti amawawelenga. now the opposition!!!!?
Ma cadet a Nyasatimes awuzeni anthu zoona kuti ma donors apanga izi chifuwa chakuti parliament yapereka ndalama ku bullets ndi wonders kuti amangire ma stadiums
Under dynamic and wise leadership of APM pulofesa wa Law. Ma cadet zabwino zipose apa?
Abale mpaka magazi tikufuna mzungu atigulire zoonaaa! Wont be surprised posachedwapa tiyamba kupereka a chamunathu kapena a chakazathu kuti atiberekere ana….eish!
Kudos to the donors. High time government woke up to address priorities. Too much pilferage in government resources and lopsided priorities
Ndalama alimo wambiri muno …To the Extent that we have decided to be Building Stadia for Private Football Clubs….Khoma we don’t ke olo mutasiya kutithandiza…
..Mulomwe wina sakuona bvuto apa
Tikapeza magazi ku ma stadium awiri tikumangawa. priorities upside down.
All football funs will die of lack of blood and those facilities being built will be useless.
KOMA YES…MABVUTO ALIPO.
Buying blood?
Buying Blood from MBTS??? Can the author of the story first investigate and confirm to the public ff MBTS sells blood? In Malawi people donate blood (give for free) MBTS encourage voluntary blood donation from the society. Blood is for free no blood is sold. At what price? Blood is priceless, a gift of life. Bring back a proper story on this blood selling. I would assure you MTBS would be closed the moment they dare sell their services or turn blood collected into a product for sell.
Priorities upside down. I knew with the funding of the stadiums you were giving the impression that you have enough money to the donors. Mxiiiiiii
kondinso a MBTS mangazi amatitenga mwa ulele aja nawo amakawagulitsa??? hahhha nde nafetu operekafe azitiganizirako kkkkk
Why should MBTS selling blood, this should be provided free to the public hospitals
The blood gets thoroughly tested to avoid passing infections to the patients. Tests cost money.
Peter I concur with you the processes beggining with collecting blood from donors testing storing and even delivering blood and blood products cost money. Are you saying MBTS has established these costs to the blood units and have a cost to the blood they collect for free and this cost is or has been passing down to the patient receiving it?
Do I have to pay for all these costs to receive blood?
If yes please bring proof its time close down MBTS. How much is a pint of blood?
When Bingu prioritised the purchase of a presidential jet over delivery of competing basic necessities, donors reacted by withdrawing their support in vital areas. Similarly the APM led DPP government has arrogantly prioritized construction of stadiums for privately owned clubs, the donors have opted out.
STADIUM FIRST, KKKKK PRIORITIES UPSIDE DOWN THINK TWICE ABALE!
Wondering aloud, is this not supposed to be a basic responsibility of the government. komatu zinazi abale?
Komatu zinazi abale!
Zovutatu izi
I am not a Malawian kkkkkkkkkk!!