MP questions minister over blood shortages for thalassaemia patients
The request follows an announcement by the Maldivian Blood Service (MBS) last week stating that blood is needed from several blood groups.
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Health Minister Abdulla Nazim has been asked to provide written answers to questions regarding difficulties in obtaining blood for children with thalassaemia and the current blood shortage.
The questions were submitted under parliamentary rules by Galolhu North MDP MP Mohamed Ibrahim.
The request follows an announcement by the Maldivian Blood Service (MBS) last week stating that blood is needed from several blood groups.
In his submission, MP Mohamed Ibrahim asked why the national blood service system and the blood register for children with thalassaemia have not been established, despite provisions in the Thalassaemia Control Act.
He also asked why a modern system has not been introduced to address the ongoing difficulties in obtaining and donating blood.
According to the Maldivian Blood Service, 994 people are registered as blood donors.
The service said that over the past decade, 144 children have been registered with thalassaemia. Last year, 10 children were registered, and so far this year, 14 children have been born with the condition.
Of those registered, 659 people are currently alive.
The service said an average of five children die from thalassaemia each year.
