2104, 2022
National O blood stock crisis
20 April 2022 The Western Cape Blood Service (WCBS) is appealing to all eligible donors to donate blood as O blood stocks are critically [...]
704, 2022
Amina – The girl with kidney failure
By Nadia Turner In 2016, Amina Parker was a healthy, active 23-year-old, living her life like any other young woman. Little did she know [...]
404, 2022
The Western Cape Blood Service at a glance – what does it take to have a sufficient bloodstock supply?
By Marike Gevers We are an independent, non-profit, provincial healthcare organisation that collects blood from voluntary blood donors. Our mission is to provide the [...]
2403, 2022
Come rain or come shine, WCBS brings the ‘gees’ at the Cycle Tour
Every year a group of our staff volunteers at the Cape Town Cycle Tour, and this year was no different. 16 staff members – [...]
1603, 2022
Ferritin Testing at WCBS
We are excited to announce that WCBS has implemented ferritin testing. Iron deficiency is known to be a relatively common complication [...]