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Pharmacist collects 97 units of blood in donation drive

Betty Ggombe Nabuwule, the principal-nursing officer and head of blood collection at UBTS, says many patients need blood transfusion, yet there is not enough blood in store.

Men and women turned up to donate blood. Photos by Ritah Mukasa
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By: NewVision Reporter, Journalists @NewVision

According to the Uganda Blood Transfusion Services (UBTS), the country needs at least 400,000 units of blood every year. 

However, only about 300,000 units are collected, which is below the World

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