A group of young people belonging to Malawi Land rover Defenders Club on Sunday donated blood to Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital (QECH) maternity wing through Malawi Blood Transfusion Services (MBTS). According to the spokesperson of the club that own Land rover Defender vehicles, Ted Dizzo Mhango, said the club decided to conduct the initiative following […]
Samuel Kumbande a young Malawian man who was negligently diagnosed as HIV positive by Malawi Blood Transfusion Service (MBTS) in 2017, has demanded a K40 million compensation from the institution. According Nyasa Times sources within the organisation, Kumbande through private practice lawyer Ambokire Salim is demanding the compensation after several tests done by other professionals medical […]
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 […]
Blood bank, the Malawi Blood Transfusion Services (MBTS) has sounded, saying it is lacking the crucial ‘O’ negative type, a universal blood donor. Spokesperson for MBTS Allen Kaombe said the ‘O’ negative is an important blood because it can be given out to any type of a person with different blood types. “This is a […]
Actors Welfare Initiative (AWI) has appealed to all artists in the country to donate blood through Malawi blood donation. The body has put aside August 11 as a major day for the exercise but Creatives are encouraged to donate blood for the whole week at their nearest MBTS offices across the country. According to Malawi Blood Transfusion Services […]
The first medical delivery flight didn’t quite go as planned as the drone assigned to deliver blood samples from Area 25 Health Centre to Malawi Blood Transfusion Services (MBTS) offices in Lilongwe crashed on April 18, 2018 at Area 25B soon after taking off. The test flight was being conducted by the Ministry of Health […]
Paramount Chief Lundu appointment as chairperson of the Malawi Blood Transfusion Services (MBTS) Board of Trustees has become the latest flashpoint between the government and the opposition, as member of Parliament (MP) for Dedza East Juliana has questioned President Peter Mutharika’s decision to appoint the garrulous chief. The appointment is viewed as a political reward […]
New York-based 155 times global blood donor, Arjun Prasad Mainali is expected to visit Malawi on 20th August, 2016 where he is expected to donate blood. He is expected to a long trip from United States of America (USA) to Malawi’s capital Lilongwe to donate blood at Kamuzu Central Hospital (KCH). Mainali, a volunteer, who has […]
Malawi football champions Nyasa Big Bullets and Carlsberg Cup reigning champions Mighty Be Forward Wanderers have promised their fans to expect nothing but a highly entertaining and contested match as the two sides lock horns and re-launch their rivalry this weekend. The two come face to face on Saturday 9th April, 2016 at Civo Stadium in an […]
A local NGO, Parent And Child Health Initiative (PACHI) has engaged rural communities on the blood donation exercise to complement the Malawi Blood Transfusion Services (MBTS) initiative of reaching out to secondary and college students. The model is a component of Social Mobilization and Accountability Project which is in 12 districts, Mzimba south and north, […]
Premier mobile service provider TNM today proudly announces the donation ofK6 million to Malawi Blood Transfusion Service (MBTS) to help collect more blood and save more lives. Presenting the donation during a blood donation ceremony by TNM employees, TNM Head of Blantyre region David Nyirenda said the mobile telecoms company remains committed to contributing towards […]
Malawi Blood Transfusion Service (MBTS) has sounded a panic button, saying blood shortage has reached alarming levels in hospitals because only a few people come to the centers to donate blood. MBTS Lilongwe Center disclosed that they are collecting only around thirty units a day from a required amount of around 1000 units a day. […]
Parent and Child Health Initiative (PACHI)-Balaka Chapter in conjunction with Balaka District Hospital has intensified a community-to-community awareness campaign with an aim of educating people directly in their respective communities on the importance of donating blood. The initiative is also aimed at collecting enough blood to make sure that Balaka District Hospital has some in […]
Blood is life, but the sight of it brings shivers to most people. Donating it becomes even harder, especially for communities in Ntchisi. Ntchisi District Hospital’s blood bank goes dry every time despite the raising of alarm for the liquid’s shortage. No one comes forth willingly to donate. Jesse Mwansambo, 42, whose life was saved […]
The Malawi Blood Transfusion Service (MBTS) says it will conduct a study to establish why many people are still not forthcoming to donate blood to the institution. This was disclosed to members of the media on Wednesday ahead of the World Blood Donor Day this Saturday, June 14. MBTS Chief Executive Natasha Nsamala was of […]
Malawi Blood Transfusion Service (MBTS) –the country’s main blood reservoir in times of emergency – is running out of the important body fluid, a development that has been blamed on the current secondary schools and institutions of higher learning summer holidays. Dr. Brighton Mbaya of MBTS said “lives of patients, especially those who survive road […]
The Malawi Blood Transfusion Service (MBTS) in conjunction with Ministry of Health will conduct a Blood Donation Awareness Week from Monday November 21 to Sunday 27, 2011. According to a statement issued by MBTS, the theme of this year’s blood donation awareness week is ‘Become a blood donor, remain a blood donor’. The statement, issued […]