Government urged to increase funding as hospitals are forced to cancel operations and health ministry launches push for donors
Uganda is grappling with a critical shortage of blood that is affecting services and putting patients’ lives at risk.
The health ministry’s blood bank facility in the capital, Kampala, which stores and distributes supplies to hospitals, is practically empty. It has just 150 units of blood remaining, not enough to meet requirements on an average day in the city.
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