LifeBank is a healthcare technology and logistics company based in
Lagos
Lagos (Nigerian English: ; ) is the largest city in Nigeria and the List of cities in Africa by population, second most populous city in Africa, with a population of 15.4 million as of 2015 within the city proper. Lagos was the national ca ...
,
Nigeria
Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf o ...
. It is a health startup that facilitates the transmission of blood from labs across the country to patients and doctors in hospitals. It was founded in 2016 by
Temie Giwa-Tubosun
Temie Giwa-Tubosun (born Oluwaloni Olamide Giwa, December 1985) is a Nigerian-American health manager, founder of LifeBank (formerly One Percent Project), a business enterprise in Nigeria working to improve access to blood transfusions in the c ...
. As at January 2017, it had delivered over of blood to patients in need across the country. Facebook founder
Mark Zuckerberg
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stated in 2016 that “This is a thing that needs to exist.”
Establishment and mission
In July 2012, Giwa-Tubosun founded a
non-government organisation called the "One Percent Project" which was aimed at increasing voluntary blood donation across Nigeria. It collected over of blood. In December 2015, it became LifeBank, which is a commercial endeavour.
The company delivers "an average of of blood a month to more than 170 hospitals across the state." It also regularly runs blood drives across the state, in collaboration with the state government blood transfusion services, in order to help increase the supply of blood across the state.
See also
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International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement
The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement is a humanitarian movement with approximately 97 million volunteers, members and staff worldwide. It was founded to protect human life and health, to ensure respect for all human beings, an ...
References
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External links
LifeBank's Website
Companies based in Lagos
Health care companies established in 2012
Health charities in Nigeria
Non-profit organizations based in Lagos
Healthcare in Lagos
Nigerian companies established in 2012