The National Centre for Blood Transfusion supplies blood and blood products that fulfill the national and international quality requirements, for all the patients in need countrywide.
Major responsibilities:
- Promotes blood donation based exclusively on the voluntary non remunerated system
- Organises and develops all blood transfusion structures all over the country
- Collects, screens and distributes blood for transfusion to all patients in need
- Implements quality assurance applied to transfusion activities
- Organises training for staffs involved in blood transfusion activities
- Monitors and evaluates blood transfusion activities in the country
Units within the National Centre for Blood Transfusion
a) CNTS Kigali unit: main blood transfusion centre with 60% blood collected and distributed
- Supply blood for Eastern province, Kigali Town, a part of South and West and North Provinces
- National centre : blood processing, quality control, training
Director: Dr Florent SENYANA
Email: florent.senyana@moh.gov.rw
b) CNTS Butare unit: regional blood transfusion centre for the Southern and Western Provinces.
Director: to be appointed
Laboratory service: Patrick NDIZIHIWE
Blood donor service: Alphonse NDATEBWA
c) CNTS Ruhengeri unit: regional blood transfusion centre for the Northern and Western Provinces.
Director: to be appointed
Laboratory service: LUMUMBA Patrick
Blood donor service: NTIBANYENDERA Jean Damascène
Development partners providing technical assistance to the Centre
Contact:
PO Box : 4719 Kigali
Tel: (250) 570408
E-mail: cnts@terramail.rw
Director (Ag): Dr Florent SENYANA
E-mail : florent.senyana@moh.gov.rw
