COVID-19 Pandemic and Blood Donation Services: Perspective of Low-Resource Country 10.31829/2641-7456/ahs2021-5(1)-013

Abstract

In March 2020, the World Health Organization considered coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) as a worldwide pandemic.1 The provision of a continuous supply of safe blood and blood components is an essential issue especially in low resource countries as Egypt with a high rate of obstetric hemorrhage.2 However, there are situations in which either the supply of blood may be affected, or the safety of the blood supply may be compromised as in the event of COVID-19 pandemic.3