Every year in Nigeria, thousands of women die during childbirth due to lack of safe blood. During C-sections, many families cannot provide a matching donor or enough blood, leaving mothers at risk of bleeding to death. This project will build an emergency blood fund and storage system so hospitals can provide immediate life-saving transfusions for women undergoing surgery. Immediate support is needed to prevent avoidable deaths.
Maternal deaths remain high in Nigeria, with severe bleeding as a leading cause. During C-sections, women often need urgent transfusions. Families are asked to donate blood, but many times the blood type does not match, or relatives cannot give enough. Hospitals lack ready emergency blood, forcing doctors to delay or operate without safe supply. This gap has led to countless preventable deaths of mothers during childbirth.
This project will create an emergency blood fund and storage support for hospitals. Donations will cover the cost of safe blood collection, testing, storage, and transport to facilities where women are undergoing surgery. With ready-to-use blood units, doctors can act immediately without waiting for family donations. This will save mothers' lives by making safe blood available at the critical time it is most needed.
With emergency blood systems in place, hospitals will be able to save hundreds of mothers' lives each year. Families will no longer lose mothers to preventable bleeding during childbirth. Beyond immediate survival, this reduces orphanhood, strengthens families, and improves community health. Long-term, the project will help hospitals build sustainable blood supply systems, protecting future generations of women giving birth.
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