Severe shortage of blood bags in Libya.. and headed to import from Egypt

blood bags For hospitals from inside and outside, including contracting with Egypt To import blood bags.

Crisis Developments

On August 4, the Central Blood Bank of Benghazi wrote to the director in charge of the Eastern Region Branch of the Medical Supply Service, Ibrahim Fayez, regarding supplying the bank "as soon as possible" From bilateral and triple blood bags, according to an official book I have seen "Sky News Arabia".

The response came in September from the Director of the Warehousing and Distribution Department of the Medical Supply Authority, Abdul Aziz Al-Shamam, that blood bags were not available, according to another letter that reached the Eastern Region branch, and a photocopy of it was sent to the blood bank in Benghazi.

At the end of September, the blood bank at Tripoli University Hospital also launched a distress call regarding the severe shortage and scarcity of blood, plasma and platelet transfusion bags.

• The hospital responded that central blood banks and public hospitals suffer from a severe shortage of blood and platelet transfusion bags after the medical supply stores ran out of bags; representing "imminent danger" On patients with blood and tumors, especially children, appealing to the health authorities, the medical supply system and businessmen to contribute to providing the bags as soon as possible.

Low blood supply

In addition to the decreasing stock of the blood bank in Libya, the bank suffers from poor capabilities, with the medical supply system stopping the supply of triggers to it, according to press statements by the bank’s general manager, Muhannad Bouaqrab.

He explains that the bank’s reserve stock reached its lowest level at the end of September, and now does not exceed 100 blood bags, and it is assumed that 400 blood bags will be available at the very least.

Bouaqrab attributed the decrease in the reserve stock to several reasons:

• Reluctance of voluntary donors to donate blood.

• The large withdrawal of blood bags. During 9 months, 17,891 blood bags were withdrawn from various types of public and private hospitals.

A societal movement… and an eye on Egypt

Activists in eastern Libya launched an appeal to businessmen to provide blood bags and plasma plates from neighboring countries, and to supply them as soon as possible before the "The situation is getting worse".

The person in charge of this call, the activist Saad Al-Dinali, is especially counting on Egypt, saying:

• The required blood bags can be contracted from Egypt; Because it has great potential in this field.

• Availability of bags "with high quality".

• Its geographical proximity makes it possible to transport needs via flights to Benghazi and within hours.

And about the great pressure on the Central Blood Bank in Benghazi, Al-Dinali says that it is responsible for providing blood bags to the city, and also to most hospitals in the eastern region, especially for emergency departments, cardiothoracic surgery and oncology, and receives about 4,000 donors per month.

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Libyans launched campaigns to encourage officials and businessmen to provide blood bags For hospitals from inside and outside, including contracting with Egypt To import blood bags.

Crisis Developments

On August 4, the Central Blood Bank in Benghazi wrote to the director in charge of the Eastern Region Branch of the Medical Supply Authority, Ibrahim Fayez, regarding supplying the bank “as soon as possible” of double and triple blood bags, according to an official letter seen by Sky News Arabia.

The response came in September from the Director of the Warehousing and Distribution Department of the Medical Supply Authority, Abdul Aziz Al-Shamam, that blood bags were not available, according to another letter that reached the Eastern Region branch, and a photocopy of it was sent to the blood bank in Benghazi.

At the end of September, the blood bank at Tripoli University Hospital also launched a distress call regarding the severe shortage and scarcity of blood, plasma and platelet transfusion bags.

• The hospital responded that central blood banks and public hospitals suffer from a severe shortage of blood and platelet transfusion bags after the medical supply stores ran out of bags; Which represents an “imminent danger” to patients with blood and tumors, especially children, appealing to the health authorities, the medical supply system and businessmen to contribute to providing the bags as soon as possible.

Low blood supply

In addition to the decreasing stock of the blood bank in Libya, the bank suffers from poor capabilities, with the medical supply system stopping the supply of triggers to it, according to press statements by the bank’s general manager, Muhannad Bouaqrab.

He explains that the bank’s reserve stock reached its lowest level at the end of September, and now does not exceed 100 blood bags, and it is assumed that 400 blood bags will be available at the very least.

Bouaqrab attributed the decrease in the reserve stock to several reasons:

• Reluctance of voluntary donors to donate blood.

• The large withdrawal of blood bags. During 9 months, 17,891 blood bags were withdrawn from various types of public and private hospitals.

A societal movement… and an eye on Egypt

Activists in eastern Libya launched an appeal to businessmen to provide blood bags and plasma plates from neighboring countries, and supply them as soon as possible before the “situation worsens”.

The person in charge of this call, the activist Saad Al-Dinali, is especially counting on Egypt, saying:

• The required blood bags can be contracted from Egypt; Because it has great potential in this field.

• Provides “high quality” bags.

• Its geographical proximity makes it possible to transport needs via flights to Benghazi and within hours.

And about the great pressure on the Central Blood Bank in Benghazi, Al-Dinali says that it is responsible for providing blood bags to the city, and also to most hospitals in the eastern region, especially for emergency departments, cardiothoracic surgery and oncology, and receives about 4,000 donors per month.

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