Slight change in KZN blood stock levels
The SA National Blood Service says some medical procedures and surgeries that were put on hold recently due to the critical shortage - will now continue.
All operations in non-life threatening or emergency situations had to be postponed.
The blood bank's Sifiso Khoza says a significant number of donors came forward over the past week - but more help is needed.
"The KZN blood stocks have increased to three and a half days, that is still not enough. Every single day of the year we need 3000 units which should keep us going for at least five days," he says.
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He says blood drives will be held across the province in the coming weeks.
"We want to appeal to every South African to donate at least four times a year, so we can try avoid situations that we've been finding ourselves in over the last couple of weeks," he says.