Blood Safety Programme Expand By MOH
The Ministry of Health (MoH), review a variety of strategies that will make sure a safe and sufficient blood supply in Ghana, has indicated its purpose to carry on the expansion of the use of the Mirasol pathogen reduction technology and the haemovigilance programme. The technology which ensures protection against a large number of pathogens, including HIV, hepatitis and malaria, has already been implemented in the Southern and Central Blood Centres to give the most safe blood for patients in both hospitals, at the Korle-Bu and Okomfo Anokye Teaching Hospitals. Nana Kwabena Agyei, the Chief Director of MoH said that for the year 2018, they are committed to purchase $20,000 value of disposables to carry on the programme and go on to expand the programme in 2019 to include the Northern‌‌Read more