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Concerns over high cost of blood in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe faces a critical health challenge as the high cost of blood continues to contribute to poverty-related deaths and acts as a significant barrier preventing many ordinary citizens from accessin...Published: 17 Jun 2025 at 07:30hrs | 157 | by Staff reporter
NBSZ launches staunch defence of blood prices after outcry
The National Blood Services of Zimbabwe (NBSZ) has strongly defended its pricing structure amid growing public outrage over the high cost of blood in some private healthcare institutions, where patien...Published: 12 Jun 2025 at 18:44hrs | 45 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe faces critical shortage of Blood Group O
The National Blood Service Zimbabwe (NBSZ) has announced a severe shortage of blood Group O, with stocks projected to last less than 24 hours. NBSZ CEO Lucy Maruo made an urgent appeal to donors aged ...Published: 08 Dec 2024 at 14:32hrs | 485 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe blood stocks deplete
THE National Blood Service Zimbabwe (NBSZ) has called for more blood donations as the national blood stocks run critically low.NBSZ southern region coordinator Sifundo Ngwenya said the blood stocks fo...Published: 22 Jan 2024 at 12:42hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Blood donors to get fuel coupons
Blood donors can claim fuel coupons tomorrow backed by Redan Petroleum as the National Blood Services of Zimbabwe (NBSZ) seeks to make it easier and cost-free for donors to come in and give a unit....Published: 05 Jan 2023 at 16:00hrs | 2 | by Tarisai Mudahondo
Zimbabwe runs out of blood
The National Blood Services of Zimbabwe (NBSZ) has appealed to members of the public for urgent donations of blood as Covid-19 has affected regular blood donation campaigns.According to their ...Published: 15 Aug 2021 at 09:59hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Facebook releases Zimbabwe widely used emojis
AMERICAN multinational conglomerate, Facebook Inc, has released Zimbabwe's widely used emojis as the international social media giant celebrates the World Emoji Day.The development comes at a ...Published: 23 Jul 2021 at 08:46hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Patrick Zhuwao on FDI - tyranny of the misinformed
There is appalling madness going on in Zimbabwe at the moment, the country has literally lost its socio-political and economic compass. Zimbabweans and the international community watch with astonishm...Published: 18 Feb 2016 at 23:57hrs | | by David Mutori and Justice Ben Paradza
Blood bank able to meet festive season demand
There is enough blood to cater for all emergencies during the festive season, the National Blood Services of Zimbabwe (NBSZ) said yesterday. NBSZ urged people not to panic since it managed to...Published: 25 Dec 2014 at 09:42hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Zim's blood bank refuses to honour top blood giver
Harare - Zimbabwe's blood bank has vindictively reprimanded one of its long serving blood donors by refusing to honour him among the country's top blood givers.The National Blood Service Zimba...Published: 19 Dec 2014 at 10:18hrs | 8 | by Staff Reporter
'Take them to the gallows, cut their heads off,' says Grace Mugabe
The First Lady Grace Mugabe has implored government to impose stiffer penalties on rapists even the death sentence as a solution to the vice that emotionally and psychologically traumatises many v...Published: 14 Jun 2014 at 22:40hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
National Blood Services invites more blood donors
As schools prepare for holidays, there is need for an increase in the number of people who donate blood because of the high road carnage during the holidays.The National Blood Services Zimbabw...Published: 10 Apr 2014 at 19:29hrs | 2 | by Staff Reporter
Woman donates blood 200 times
A Zimbabwean woman has become the first female in the country to donate blood 200 times.For the past 41 years, Glyn Jermyn's blood has been serving lives of people, most of whom she did not k...Published: 20 Nov 2013 at 14:17hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
National Blood Service Zimbabwe praises Mugabe
National Blood Service Zimbabwe (NBSZ), in collaboration with the Ministry of Health and Child Welfare haspraised President Robert Mugabe, for issuing a presidential statement to all blood donors on t...Published: 24 Jun 2012 at 04:05hrs | | by Staff reporter
Medical cover package for blood donors: NBSZ
The National Blood Service Zimbabwe (NBSZ) has embarked on a programme to identify and assist blood donors who make a mark in promoting the culture of donating blood by giving them medical cover....Published: 30 Dec 2011 at 10:28hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Valentine's Day, blood drive, 'give love, give blood'
Zimbabwe is launching a blood drive on Valentine's Day to ease dire shortages at the national blood bank.Officials say 130,000 blood donors are needed for this year's "give love, give blood" c...Published: 14 Feb 2011 at 09:25hrs | | by Byo24NEWS
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