Dear Life Blood Reader,
Welcome to this edition where we inform you about World Blood Donor Day celebrations, provide an update about COVID-19 deferral criteria for donors, introduce you to revisions to the WCBS Therapeutic Phlebotomy programme, inform you about collection of rabies hyperimmune plasma, provide updates regarding Blood Bank postnatal testing and turnaround times, and remind you to register for the South African National Blood Transfusion Congress in August 2022, among other interesting topics.
Please feel free to send us your comments, queries or suggestions.
Hayley Alie
Hospital Liaison Officer
Dr Caroline Hilton
Head – Medical Division