“Blood can’t be manufactured. It is just by donations that it reaches these in want,” says Dominique Linguedze, a voluntary blood donor in Brazzaville, the riverside capital of the Republic of the Congo. “To provide my blood is to offer a little bit of myself. It makes me really feel like a heroine.”

“To provide my blood is to offer a little bit of myself. It makes me really feel like a heroine.”


Dominique Linguedze, a voluntary blood donor

With WHO’s assist, blood donation provides in Congo have elevated by 46% over the previous three years, because the nation seeks to fulfill its annual requirement of 150,000 pouches on common. 

The variety of blood donation websites nationwide has additionally elevated from 36 to 42, with 5 extra websites resulting from grow to be operational within the close to future, whereas a decentralized, community-focussed method has led to 46% of donations being obtained from voluntary donors like Dominique.

Dr Serge Oscar Mokono, the director of Congo’s Nationwide Blood Transfusion Centre, says the World Well being Group (WHO) has been an “important accomplice” in his nation’s ongoing efforts to make sure that no affected person dies resulting from an absence of blood.

“When we’ve technical challenges or different essential points to sort out, WHO gives us with consultants to assist us in our actions. The Group has helped us to develop our methods and directives and in addition gives appreciable ethical assist.”

“When we’ve technical challenges or different essential points to sort out, WHO gives us with consultants to assist us in our actions.” 


Dr Serge Oscar Mokono, Director of Republic of Congo’s Nationwide Blood Transfusion Centre

“When we’ve technical challenges or different essential points to sort out, WHO gives us with consultants to assist us in our actions. The Group has helped us to develop our methods and directives and in addition gives appreciable ethical assist.”

“Our technical experience helps to make sure that there’s secure and enough blood provide and that native authorities have excellent management of the blood provide chain,” says Dr André Loua, Regional Advisor on Blood Security on the WHO Regional Workplace for Africa.

Dr Sarah Mbao Bogo, a gynaecologist at Blanche Gomes Mom & Baby Hospital in Brazzaville, is aware of solely too effectively the significance of the well timed availability of blood. “Every week we nonetheless have not less than three to 4 issues linked to haemorrhaging,” she says. “With sufficient blood, we are able to keep away from quite a few tragedies.”