We Celebrate International Nurses Day
International Nurses Day celebrates the contributions made by nurses to our society and happens annually on 12 May (Florence Nightingale’s birthday). The theme this [...]
This Winter, We Make the Perfect Pair
By Marike Gevers Winter is traditionally a difficult blood collection period, as donors suffer from colds and flu and subsequently cannot donate blood; the [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]