By Dirisu Yakubu As part of its commitment to coordinate, regulate and ensure safe provision of quality blood and blood products in Nigeria, the National Blood Service Commission, NBSC, has flagged off the Abuja sensitization of its core mandate at a well attended event in the nation’s capital. Source: https://www.vanguardngr.com/2022/05/nbsc-targets-one-million-blood-donors/amp/
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Dr. Omale Amedu, Director-General of the National Blood Service Commission (NBSC), on Thursday, decried the great deficit in Nigeria’s blood bank. This was disclosed at the commencement of nationwide sensitization on NBSC mandate in Abuja. Amedu said what they have ground cannot cater to the needs of over 200 million population as Nigeria’s blood
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This is to inform the general public that the nomenclature of the National Blood Service Commission (NBSC) has been changed to the National Blood Service Agency (NBSA).
This is in line with the directives of Mr. President, Bola Ahmed Tinibu, to implement the recommendation of the review of the reports and white paper on the restructuring and rationalization of the Federal government Parastatals, Agencies and Commissions.
To this effect, the Agency will be known and addressed as the National Blood Service Agency (NBSA). This agency will continue to be supervised by the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare and retain its mandate which is to “Regulating, Coordinating and ensuring the provision of sufficient and safe, quality, accessible blood and blood products to all the people of Nigeria, in an impartial an affordable manner”.
Consequently, all correspondence should be addressed to the National Blood Service Agency (NBSA) The General Public is once again assured that the National Blood Service Agency (NBSA) is repositioned to provide better service to all Nigerians.
Signed
Director General
