Zambia: Health

The demand for blood in Zambia has increased because of the increased number of malaria cases in Zambia brought about by the rainy season, The Post newspaper reports that the Zambia National Blood Transfusion Services (ZNBTS) Medical Director Gabriel Muyinda has confirmed the increase in demand.

Zambia's health system is seriously overstretched by the HIV/AIDS epidemic. Unfortunately AIDS is not the only crisis in the health sector, Malaria is still the largest killer in Zambia. The fight against Malaria has been overshadowed by the equally important HIV/AIDS epidemic