WP Blood Transfusion Service

The Western Province Blood Transfusion Service is a community based regional health organisation formed by an association of voluntary blood donors, dedicated to providing the safest blood products and efficient service to the community, while operating at the highest professional and ethical standards and remaining a viable organisation.

Western Province Blood Transfusion Service (WPBTS) is an Incorporated Association Not-For-Gain, which is committed to ensuring a safe and adequate blood supply for our population. We follow the recommendations from the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the South African Standards and Principles of Transfusion Practice.

WPBTS continually takes steps to enhance the safety of blood by reviewing and refining our donor selection criteria and evaluating new blood testing technology when it becomes available.

We collect more than 130,000 units of blood annually, used to save or enhance the lives of over 390,000 people per year. We are also a SANAS accredited blood transfusion service, B0001.