Nigeria faces blood crisis as supply fails to meet demand
Nigeria is facing a severe blood crisis, with the National Blood Service Agency collecting only 25,000 units in 2025, far below the required 2 million. Read More: https://punchng.com/nigeria-faces-blood-crisis-as-supply-fails-to-meet-demand/
Nigeria is grappling with a critical blood shortage that threatens to endanger the lives of its over 200 million inhabitants, according to the National Blood Service Agency (NBSA). The agency reported that it collected just 24,000 to 25,000 units of blood in 2025, a figure far below the national requirement of at least two per cent of the population.
This alarming gap in blood supply is expected to intensify, particularly in critical areas such as maternal healthcare, emergency surgeries, road traffic accidents, and the management of severe anaemia and cancer.
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