TY - JOUR AU - Matee, Mecky IN AU - Magesa, Pius M. AU - Lyamuya, Eligius F. PY - 2006 DA - 2006/01/30 TI - Seroprevalence of human immunodeficiency virus, hepatitis B and C viruses and syphilis infections among blood donors at the Muhimbili National Hospital in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania JO - BMC Public Health SP - 21 VL - 6 IS - 1 AB - According to the latest Tanzanian National AIDS Control Programme (NACP) report a total of 147,271 individuals donated blood during the year 2002. However, blood safety remains an issue of major concern in transfusion medicine in Tanzania where national blood transfusion services and policies, appropriate infrastructure, trained personnel and financial resources are inadequate. Most of the donated blood is screened for HIV alone. SN - 1471-2458 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-6-21 DO - 10.1186/1471-2458-6-21 ID - Matee2006 ER -