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Blood supply dries out

    JOHANNESBURG

    Most Zambian government hospitals are facing critical shortages of blood, making it difficult for them to carry out major operations, the ‘Times of Zambia’ reported on Thursday.

    The newspaper quoted the country’s Health Minister David Mpamba as saying that the shortage is caused by the prevalence of AIDS and HIV in the country as most of the donated blood is rejected after screening.

    “We have this problem because of the AIDS prevalence but we are doing everything possible to control the situation,” Mpamba said. “As I am talking to you right now our men in Lusaka are out in the field collecting blood from donors.”

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