Centre National de Transfusion Sanguine Côte d'Ivoire

What Centre National de Transfusion Sanguine Côte d'Ivoire does

The Centre National de Transfusion Sanguine Côte d'Ivoire (CNTSCI) is the state-mandated national blood transfusion authority of Côte d'Ivoire, established in 1951 (modernized in 1958) and operating under the supervision of the Ministry of Health, Hygiene and Universal Health Coverage (MSHPCMU). It holds a legal monopoly to collect, process, and distribute blood and its derivatives across the entire national territory, supplying all public and private healthcare facilities at a regulated uniform price of 3,000 FCFA per blood bag. The organization operates a nationwide network of 28+ fixed blood collection sites co-located in CHR, CHU, and general hospitals across Abidjan and interior regions (Bouaké, Daloa, Korhogo, San Pedro, Man, Yamoussoukro, Odienné, Divo, and others), complemented by mobile collection units deployed through the recurring "Samedis de la Solidarité" events.

CNTSCI's core technology and product portfolio revolves around whole blood fractionation into four labile blood products — Concentré Érythrocytaire (red blood cell concentrate), Concentré de Déleucocyté (leukocyte-reduced red blood cells), Plasma, and Concentré de Plaquettes (platelet concentrate) — produced through centrifugation in its own laboratories. It also runs a Service Médical et de Suivi des Donneurs de Sang (SMSDS) for donor safety follow-up, an autologous donation (autotransfusion) program for surgical patients, mass viral hepatitis screening, and sickle cell patient care. The organization leverages two sub-brands — GLOBULE (whole blood and platelet donation centers) and PLASMAVIE (plasma donation salons) — and an Android "Don de sang" mobile application for appointment booking, self-evaluation, nearest-site lookup, and digital donor cards. Strategic donor engagement channels include faith-based partnerships (notably COSIM for mosques pre-Ramadan), corporate blood drives (Groupe Carré d'Or), university conventions (UTT-Loko, IFSM), festival activations (FEMUA 16), and celebrity endorsements.

The business model combines transactional revenue from blood product sales at the regulated 3,000 FCFA per bag with government budget allocations through MSHPCMU, plus ancillary services (medical consultations, lab examinations). Donor incentives include a 2,000 FCFA transport allowance per donation and, after the third donation, a donor card conferring free blood products and consultations for the donor and dependents. Under the leadership of Director General Professor Yassongui Mamadou SEKONGO, CNTSCI scaled national blood supply satisfaction from 54% in 2010 to 100% in 2024, collecting 298,154 bags against a national requirement estimated at 300,000 units per year. The organization is not privately held, venture-backed, or listed; it is a public establishment under direct ministerial oversight.

Name

Centre National de Transfusion Sanguine Côte d'Ivoire

Legal name

Centre National de Transfusion Sanguine Côte d'Ivoire

Website

https://cntsci.ci

Company type

Private

Founded year

1951

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The state-mandated national blood transfusion authority of Côte d'Ivoire, collecting, processing, and distributing four labile blood products through 28+ regional sites and sub-brands GLOBULE and PLASMAVIE, supplying all public and private hospitals at a regulated 3,000 FCFA per bag under Ministry of Health oversight.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Blood Banking and Transfusion Services

NAICS

Blood and Organ Banks (621991), Medical Laboratories (621511), Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories (62151)

SIC

Services-Medical Laboratories (8071), Biological Products, (No Disgnostic Substances) (2836), In Vitro & In Vivo Diagnostic Substances (2835)

akta.pro primary industry

Transfusion Medicine & Immunohematology (Blood Bank) (HLAFAMAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Plasma Collection & Donor Services (Plasmapheresis Centers) (HLAIAHAH), Blood Bank, Transfusion Medicine & Immunohematology (HLAHAAAH), Specialty & Biomarker Laboratory Services (Immunoassays/Flow/Cytometry) (HLAGAEAB)

Keywords

• Blood transfusion services
• Blood products supply
• Plasma donation services
• Platelet apheresis services
• National blood banking

Headquarters

HQ city

Abidjan

HQ country

Côte d’Ivoire

HQ region

Africa

Offices28 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Sale of Blood Products: Government-subsidized sale of blood products (poches de sang) at a regulated uniform price of 3,000 FCFA per unit across all public and private healthcare facilities nationwide, as mandated by the Ministry of Health.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

CNTSCI is the national blood transfusion authority of Côte d'Ivoire, mandated to collect, process, and distribute blood products across the country. It supplies four main blood products — Concentré Érythrocytaire, Concentré de Déleucocyté, Plasma, and Concentré de Plaquettes — through a nationwide network of 28+ fixed collection sites and mobile collection units, including GLOBULE centers and PLASMAVIE plasma salons. Beyond blood products, it offers autotransfusion services, medical consultations, laboratory examinations, and sickle cell patient care.

Product overview

Centre National de Transfusion Sanguine Côte d'Ivoire (CNTSCI) operates as a national blood transfusion service offering a comprehensive portfolio of blood products and medical services. The organization provides four main blood products—Concentré Érythrocytaire, Concentré de Déleucocyté, Plasma, and Concentré de Plaquettes—through its network of regional transfusion centers across Côte d'Ivoire. Beyond blood products, CNTSCI delivers medical consultation services, laboratory examinations, and an autotransfusion (autologous donation) program. The organization also offers a mobile application enabling appointment scheduling, location finding, and donor self-assessment. Services are accessible through multiple sites nationwide, with the main headquarters in Treichville, Abidjan.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• GLOBULE: Blood donation centers where whole blood, platelet donations can be made
• PLASMAVIE

Products and services

• Concentré Érythrocytaire Red blood cell concentrates prepared from whole blood through centrifugation, used for transfusions. Supplied to hospitals and healthcare facilities across Côte d'Ivoire.
• Concentré de Déleucocyté Leukocyte-depleted red blood cell concentrate indicated for patients with significant anemia. Supplied to healthcare facilities nationwide.
• Plasma Plasma collected at GLOBULE centers and PLASMAVIE salons, with donations possible every six days. Distributed to healthcare facilities.
• Concentré de Plaquettes Platelet concentrates collected at GLOBULE centers, with donations possible every 14 days. Supplied to healthcare facilities for transfusion.
• Autotransfusion (Don Autologue) Autologous blood donation program allowing patients scheduled for surgery to pre-donate their own blood with serological screening (Hepatitis B/C, syphilis, HIV 1/2) and ABO/Rh blood group testing for personal use during or after procedures.
• Consultation Médicale Pre-donation eligibility assessments and medical consultations provided to blood donors and patients as part of the blood transfusion process.
• Examens Médicaux de Laboratoire Laboratory medical examinations organized in several units, performing all required medical analyses including serological screening and blood typing for donors and patients.
• Application Mobile Don de Sang Android mobile application enabling users to schedule blood donation appointments, find nearest donation locations, complete self-evaluation tests, and access digital donor cards.

Quantifiable outcome

• Blood supply satisfaction rate increased from 54% in 2010 to 100% in 2024
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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AI maturity

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Feature3 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Groupe Carré d'OrcoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 22 February 2025Official partner of CNTSCI for the 'Samedis de la Solidarité' blood donation events. Groupe Carré d'Or organizes employee blood donation drives at its headquarters and hosts recognition ceremonies for outstanding blood donors. A record 144-donation donor (Mr. PODA, 35 years of service) was honored at the Carré d'Or site. The partnership combines corporate social responsibility with national blood supply goals.
• FEMUA (Festival des Musiques Urbaines d'Anoumanbo)minorGTM or Marketing Partner · 15 May 2024CNTSCI participated as a sponsor at FEMUA 16 (May 2024), setting up an information stand to raise awareness among festival-goers. Some attendees donated blood on-site. The collaboration aimed to reach a young urban audience through music festival channels.
• IFSM (Institut de Formation Sainte Marie)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 8 May 2024Partnership convention signed between CNTSCI and IFSM for student blood donation promotion and internship opportunities for IFSM students at CNTSCI. IFSM's Director of Studies Bro MEA facilitated the agreement on behalf of the school.
• UTT-Loko (Université Tertiaire et Technologique)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 11 April 2024Formal cooperation agreement signed between CNTSCI and UTT-Loko university for regular blood donation drives on campus and student integration into the professional sphere. The convention formalizes previously informal collaboration. Rector Pr Aïdara Daouda expressed commitment to making blood products available.
• Direction Générale des CultesminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 26 March 2024Meeting between CNTSCI Director General and the Director General of Cults to organize regular blood collection drives with all religious institutions under the Cults Ministry.
• COSIM (Conseil Supérieur des Imams, Mosquées et Affaires Islamiques)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 14 February 2024Partnership between CNTSCI and the Supreme Council of Imams, Mosques and Islamic Affairs for blood donation drives in mosques, particularly ahead of Ramadan. The partnership includes blessing ceremonies and joint blood collection operations in Abidjan mosques. COSIM President Cheikhoul Aïma Ousmane DIAKITE reaffirmed commitment to supporting CNTSCI. A planned free biological examination laboratory for blood donors is to be installed in Odienné as part of this collaboration.
• ONG AL MUWASSATminorGTM or Marketing PartnerNGO collaborating with CNTSCI on blood donation and community support activities. CNTSCI DG made food donations to AL MUWASSAT during Ramadan 2025 as part of solidarity outreach.
• Association des Jeunes Musulmans de Côte d'IvoireminorGTM or Marketing PartnerWon first prize in 2023 as the association that mobilized the most blood donors at the first Samedis de la Solidarité event, receiving a laptop as recognition.
• Centre National de Transfusion Sanguine CentrafriqueminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational cooperation between CNTSCI and CNTS Centrafrique, with the Director General of CNTS Centrafrique (Madame LENGUETAMA KODIA Regina Edwige) attending CNTSCI events. Participation demonstrates importance of pan-African cooperation in blood transfusion services and sharing of best practices.

Scale indicators18 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Regional players

• South African National Blood Service (SANBS): A non-profit national blood service covering most of South Africa, with similar product mix, multi-site collection network, and voluntary-donor recruitment model across an African context.
• Nigeria National Blood Transfusion Service (NBTS): Nigeria's national blood agency operates regional centers and pursues voluntary non-remunerated donor recruitment across West Africa — directly comparable mandate and supply-driven model.
• Kenya National Blood Transfusion Service (KNBTS): Another African national blood transfusion authority with centralized collection, processing, and distribution; closest geographic and structural peer given shared Sub-Saharan operating environment.
• Centre National de Transfusion Sanguine du Sénégal: Senegalese national blood transfusion center with comparable francophone African structure, public mandate, multi-site collection model, and reliance on voluntary donor mobilization.
• Zambia National Blood Transfusion Service (ZNBS): A national blood service operating fixed sites and mobile drives across Zambia — directly comparable in collection infrastructure and donor-recruitment playbook within Sub-Saharan Africa.

Broad incumbents

• Vitalant: A large US-based nonprofit blood collector operating fixed and mobile donation sites nationwide, providing whole blood, platelets, and plasma — comparable at scale in collection network and voluntary-donor mobilization.
• Établissement Français du Sang (EFS): The French national blood transfusion service, the closest international analog: a state-mandated monopoly operator providing whole blood, plasma, and platelets nationwide with a comparable regulatory and mission-aligned structure.
• Grifols (Blood Collection / Plasma): A global commercial leader in plasma collection and blood-product manufacturing; comparable in plasma-donor center operations (analogous to PLASMAVIE sub-brand) and overall blood-product value chain.
• NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT): The UK arm's-length government body responsible for blood and organ supply; comparable in mandate (national blood supply), product portfolio (red cells, plasma, platelets), and donor mobilization model.

Direct peers

• Centre National de Transfusion Sanguine du Burkina Faso: The Burkinabè national blood transfusion center shares language, francophone West African regulatory context, comparable product mix, and a similar government-mandated national mandate.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/CNTS.RCI
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/centre-national-de-transfusion-sanguine-c%C3%B4te-d-ivoire

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Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

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