# Government is urging South Africans to donate blood as the country’s stocks are under pressure. The South African National Blood Service needs three-thousand-500 units a day to maintain a five-day supply for each blood group. It emphasises blood cannot be manufactured, and with a limited shelf life, regular donations are essential to keeping hospitals supplied. Government spokesperson William Baloyi says the strain in the country’s national blood supply is concerning.
South Africa’s blood stock has dropped with government calling for urgent donations