South Africa is in a very fortunate position.
The country is completely self-sufficient as far as blood
products are concerned. It has no need to import blood from
elsewhere and, in addition, all donations of blood take place
on a purely voluntary basis. No donor is ever remunerated
for a donation, eliminating the possibility of desperate people
making questionable donations in order to obtain money.
South Africans donate blood purely out of altruism, which
means that the safety of our supplies compares very favourably
with that of the rest of the developed world.
In the Cape, the Western Province Blood Transfusion Service
has an enviable record of excellence in this regard. The service
ensures the safety of its supply of blood products in the
following ways:
- It receives blood from a voluntary, regular donor base;
- Prospective donors are well-educated about the service’s
safety criteria;
- They are also thoroughly screened before donations are
made;
- Blood donations are tested for a wide range of antibodies;
- Where feasible, blood products are sterilised before use.
The Western Province blood transfusion Service sets rigorous
standards, so you can be as confident here as anywhere else
in the developed world that the blood products you receive
have been thoroughly screened for safety.
Most cosmetic and plastic surgery procedures do not require
blood transfusion nor do hip and knee replacement surgery.
But in the event of any blood transfusions needed for any
surgery, you have two added security options available to
you which Mediscapes can arrange.
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- blood transfusions
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