Impact of the COVID‐19 pandemic on blood supply and demand in the WHO African Region

• Published in: Vox sanguinis Vol. 116; no. 7; pp. 774 - 784
• Main Authors: Loua, André, Kasilo, Ossy Muganga Julius, Nikiema, Jean Baptiste, Sougou, Aissatou Sarassa, Kniazkov, Stanislav, Annan, Edith Andrews
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England S. Karger AG 01.08.2021; John Wiley and Sons Inc
• Subjects: Blood; Blood & organ donations; Blood Banks - supply & distribution; blood demand; blood donation; Blood donors; Blood Donors - supply & distribution; blood supply; Blood transfusion; convalescent Plasma; Coronaviruses; COVID-19; COVID-19 - therapy; COVID‐19 pandemic; Emergency plans; Humans; Original Paper; Original Papers; Pandemics; Supply & demand; Transfusion; Viral diseases; WHO African Region; World Health Organization; COVID-19 pandemic; WHO African Region; convalescent Plasma; blood demand; blood supply; blood donation

Background and Objectives The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) affected millions of people worldwide and caused disruptions at the global level including in healthcare provision. Countries of the WHO African region have put in place measures for the COVID‐19 pandemic containment that may adversel...