Tanzanian national estimates based on WHO data project that 80% of blood donated is used for maternal and paediatric patients. View these infographics to understand how donating blood can save the lives of mothers and babies.
Tanzanian national estimates based on WHO data project that 80% of blood donated is used for maternal and paediatric patients. Post-partum haemorrhage (bleeding) is acknowledged as the leading cause of maternal mortality accounting for between one in three to one in five of all maternal deaths in Tanzania.There is a critical shortage of blood supplies in our hospitals – with an estimated one-third only of the required 450,000 blood units collected in Tanzania every year.See the infographics below to understand why donating blood in Tanzania can save the life of a mother and a baby:Source: CDC 2011**Africa-wide facts and figures on blood:Read about our event in Mara - and the thousands of people that are turning out to give blood for a mama and a baby >**CDC. 2011. Progress Toward Strengthening National Blood Transfusion Services - 14 Countries, 2008-2010. Atlanta, United States: CDC [cited 2012 July]; http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm6046a2.htm?s_cid=mm6046a2_w#tab1