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Penalty For Donating Blood For Financial Reward

#OBSCURELEGALFACTS BY AROME ABU

In Nigeria, it is an offence for a person who has donated blood to receive any form of financial or other reward for such donation.

EXCEPTION
Reimbursement for payment made in health establishment for the procurement of the blood.

PENALTY
Fine of 100,000 or imprisonment for one year of both

See Section 53 of the National Health Act.

Arome Abu is the Managing Partner of TCLP.

CAVEAT: Note that this information is provided for general enlightenment purposes and is not intended to be any form of legal advice.

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