The Director General of the National Blood Service Agency, Prof. Saleh Yuguda, has revealed that Nigeria currently supplies less than 30% of its blood needs, highlighting a critical shortage in the country’s blood supply.
Yuguda said this on Sunday in celebration of the third National Blood Donor Day at the Family Worship Centre, Abuja.
The day was aimed at promoting voluntary blood donation and recognising the contributions of indigenous blood donors, and a parley with religious leaders in mobilising community support for blood donation and promoting a culture of voluntary giving.
He said, “As you are all aware, blood is a very scarce commodity, which is very scarce in our society. In fact, the World Health Organisation estimated that here in Nigeria, we are short of blood supply. We can supply less than 30 per cent of our needs.
“So that is very unique. We also know…
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