Blood shortage for oil tanker victims, particularly O Negative and B Negative – Tete hospital calls on donors to come to the rescue – Mozambique

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Blood shortage for oil tanker victims, particularly O Negative and B Negative – Tete hospital calls on donors to come to the rescue – Mozambique

5:49 CAT | 09 Dec 2016

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The provincial health authorities in the western Mozambican province of Tete say they are short of blood to save the lives of the victims of last month’s deadly oil tanker explosion in Caphirizanje, in the coal-rich district of Moatize.

The explosion has so far killed more than 100 people and injured many others, including children and pregnant women.

Dr Lidia Cunha, director of the Tete provincial hospital, the largest health unit in the province, says 28 victims are still in hospital, five in a serious condition.

She said the hospital was short of blood, particularly O Negative and B Negative. If this blood is not donated, the patients with serious burns run the risk of dying, she said.

She calls on blood donors and well-wishers to come to the rescue of the needy patients.

“We are facing difficulties. We have done all we could to get blood donors, particularly in these blood groups. We urge those who know their blood groups and others to come to the hospital and help save lives. We have patients of these blood groups who are badly in need of your support. There’s a need for everyone to help.”

By Jose Tembe

Source: BBC