Dear Life Blood Newsletter Reader,
We round up another successful year with a focus on sickle cell disease, improved apheresis platelet product availability, an explanation of the importance of stating clinical diagnoses on blood ordering forms, the release of the 2024 National Haemovigilance Report, updates from the WCBS transfusion virology and reagent laboratories, the Extra Drop initiative, and feedback from the 37th South African National Blood Transfusion Congress.
Thank you for your support of our blood service!
Until next year,
Hayley Alie
Hospital Liaison Officer
Dr Caroline Hilton
Lead Medical Consultant
