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*NBSZ Speaks On The Cost Of Donated Blood*

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The National Blood Service Zimbabwe (NBSZ) said that while blood from donors is for free, there is a value chain between its donation and transfusion to a patient.

NBSZ said the cost is US$120 and they recover if from the user in order for them to continue operating as an ongoing concern.

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In a statement issued this Thursday, NBSZ reiterated its position that as an institution, it does not make a profit from the donated blood. The statement read:

> While blood is donated for free there is a value chain between its donation and transfusion to a patient and this value chain costs $120, an amount that the NBSZ is recovering from the user in order to continue operating as a going concern.

> There is no profit that is made from blood and the financial statements of NBSZ are publicly available for scrutiny as a testament to this.

> The government of Zimbabwe decided to introduce the free Blood initiative in 2018 and thus the government pays NBSZ the full amount for every unit utilized in public health institutions.

> Thus patients accessing treatment from non-private wards of public health institutions can get blood and products free of charge.

> Blood and blood products are also accessible free of charge at Council hospitals in Harare and Bulawayo. Hospitals are allowed to charge a 5% administration fee on Blood and blood products

> Blood is needed even during a pandemic. We remain grateful to the blood donors who even during this pandemic remain committed to donating blood and saving lives.

> National Blood Service Zimbabwe

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