Just a few months after the Ministry of Health (MOH) raised the alarm over a countrywide shortage of blood, reports have emerged explaining the phenomenon.
This is after Mukurweini Member of Parliament John Kaguchia raised concerns over an acute shortage of blood screening kits in health facilities across the country, highlighting the risk it posed to patients.
Speaking at the National Assembly on Thursday, the lawmaker noted that this shortage was likely to cause fatalities as it led to the wastage of already donated blood, crucial for patients in need of transfusions. "The lack of testing kits has resulted in the wastage of donated blood, a critical resource in healthcare," the legislator stated.
Mukurweini MP John Kaguchia during National Assembly proceedings on Wednesday, March 12, 2025.
