History of National Blood Service Zimbabwe (NBSZ)

The Salisbury and Districts Blood Transfusion Service was established in 1958 as a not-for-profit company under the Companies Act.  The Bulawayo and Districts Blood Transfusion Service was later established in 1960.  In order to ensure conformity of practice and to provide a cost effective national service, it was agreed to form a single transfusion service.  The National Blood Transfusion Service was registered as a non-profit organisation (CR442/58) in May 1989 following the amalgamation of the Bulawayo and Districts Blood Transfusion Service and the Harare and Districts Blood Transfusion Service.  The Service has a constitution that governs its operations as embodied in the Memorandum and Articles of Association.

The mission of The National Blood Service Zimbabwe is “To serve the nation by the provision of cost effective services that ensure adequate, safe blood and, blood products and other related services to all in need, through commitment, dedication and care”.

This is achieved by:

• Collection of blood from voluntary non-remunerated donors as embodied in the Code of Ethics and Principles of Blood Donation and Transfusion of the ISBT (General Assembly ISBT I12: 2000).
• Testing protocols that ensure blood donated is safe for transfusion (Transfusion Transmissible Infections and blood group).
  Processing of blood into various components.
• Testing of donated units for compatibility to patient.
  

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