national blood transfusion service nbts

Name

national blood transfusion service nbts

Legal name

National Blood Transfusion Service

Website

https://nbts.gov.jm

Company type

Private

Founded year

1948

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Blood Banking and Transfusion Services

NAICS

Blood and Organ Banks (621991)

SIC

In Vitro & In Vivo Diagnostic Substances (2835)

akta.pro primary industry

Transfusion Medicine & Immunohematology (Blood Bank) (HLAFAMAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Blood, Organ & Tissue Donation Organizations (BPAGACAJ), Blood Bank, Transfusion Medicine & Immunohematology (HLAHAAAH), Plasma Collection & Donor Services (Plasmapheresis Centers) (HLAIAHAH)

Keywords

• Blood collection services
• Blood safety screening
• Voluntary blood donation
• Blood component processing
• Hospital blood distribution

Headquarters

HQ city

Kingston

HQ country

Jamaica

HQ region

Latin America

Offices12 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Government Funding: NBTS is a government agency under the Ministry of Health & Wellness. The service operates as a public health function funded by the Government of Jamaica to collect, process and distribute blood and blood products to hospitals and patients across Jamaica.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

The National Blood Transfusion Service (NBTS) collects blood from voluntary donors across Jamaica through a network of 12 permanent collection centres and mobile blood drives. Donations are processed at the main facility on Slipe Pen Road in Kingston, screened for HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis B and C, HTLV, and Syphilis, separated into components (platelets, red cells, plasma), and distributed to hospitals nationwide for trauma, surgical, obstetric, sickle cell, and anaemia care.

Product overview

The National Blood Transfusion Service (NBTS) operates as a single unified service providing blood collection, processing, testing, and distribution across Jamaica. The core offering consists of a network of collection centres and mobile blood drives that collect voluntary donations, which are then processed at the main centre on Slipe Pen Road and redistributed to hospitals. Supporting services include donor pre-registration, blood safety screening (HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis B/C, HTLV, Syphilis), and blood type testing. NBTS also offers partnership programs for corporate entities and schools to host blood drives and promote voluntary donation. The service collects various blood components including platelets, red cells, and plasma to serve patients with trauma, surgical, pregnancy, sickle cell, and anaemia needs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Blood and Blood Products Collection, Processing, and Distribution Centralized collection, processing, and hospital distribution of blood and blood products for patients with trauma, surgical, pregnancy, sickle cell, and anaemia needs across Jamaica.
• National Collection Centre Network A network of 12 permanent blood collection centres operating across multiple parishes in Jamaica, with weekday, Saturday, and extended-hour locations serving voluntary donors.
• Mobile Blood Collection Services Mobile blood collection units that travel to schools, workplaces, churches, and community groups to collect voluntary donations and extend access beyond fixed centres.
• Blood Safety and Testing Services Comprehensive screening of every donation for HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, Human T-lymphotropic Virus (HTLV), and Syphilis to ensure blood safety for recipients.
• Blood Type and Compatibility Services Identification of donor blood types (A, B, AB, O) and Rh factor (positive/negative), with compatibility guidance for transfusions.
• Corporate and Schools Blood Drive Partnership Programs Structured programs enabling corporate entities and educational institutions to host workplace or community blood drives, support donor education, and contribute to voluntary blood donation across Jamaica.

Quantifiable outcome

• One unit of blood may be separated into components to support multiple patients

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Corporate Blood Donation PartnerscoreGTM or Marketing PartnerNBTS works with corporate entities to support capacity development, promote voluntary blood donation and organize workplace or community blood drives. Corporate partners also provide donations of cash and kind to support World Blood Donor Day and other special events.
• Schools Partnership ProgramcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Schools Partnership Program enables secondary and tertiary institutions to help educate students about blood donation importance and process while growing the pool of voluntary blood donors across Jamaica.
• Chrysalis CommunicationsminorOthersWebsite development support provided at no cost by Chrysalis Communications. K.G. Mills of Chrysalis Communications donated the NBTS website in honor of his father who survived AML with support from NBTS blood transfusions.
• Blood Bank AssociationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerVoluntary organization that supports NBTS and helps promote blood donation. Played an important role throughout the service's history including promotion, education and fundraising for blood collection centres.
• Churches and Community GroupscoreGTM or Marketing PartnerCommunity organizations including churches partner with NBTS to host blood drives, bringing donation opportunities to local communities and helping increase voluntary blood donation across Jamaica.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• OneBlood: Large nonprofit blood center serving hospitals across the southeastern United States. Comparable to NBTS as a regional/national blood operator with centralized processing and a multi-site collection network.
• NHS Blood and Transplant: Statutory UK body responsible for blood and organ donation services. Closely comparable to NBTS in operating as an arm of a national public health system with a centralized mandate for collection, testing, and hospital supply.
• South African National Blood Service: National nonprofit blood service in South Africa operating collection and processing infrastructure to supply hospitals. Comparable to NBTS in mandate, voluntary donor model, and country-wide hospital distribution.
• American Red Cross Blood Services: Operates one of the largest national blood collection, processing, and distribution networks in the United States. Directly comparable to NBTS as a national-scale blood service operator providing donor recruitment, screening, component preparation, and hospital distribution.
• Vitalant: One of the largest nonprofit blood service providers in the United States, operating hundreds of donation centres and supplying hospitals nationwide. Comparable to NBTS in core activities — voluntary donor recruitment, testing, component preparation, and hospital distribution.
• Canadian Blood Services: National, not-for-profit blood operator funded by provincial/territorial governments in Canada. Directly mirrors NBTS's model of publicly funded national blood collection, component preparation, and hospital distribution.
• Australian Red Cross Lifeblood: National blood service in Australia collecting, processing, and distributing blood and blood products. Comparable to NBTS in operating a national network of collection centres and a hospital distribution mandate.
• New York Blood Center: Large nonprofit community-based blood center collecting, processing, and distributing blood products across the northeastern United States. Comparable to NBTS in operating a multi-site collection network and a hospital-supply focus.

Regional players

• Trinidad and Tobago National Blood Transfusion Service: Caribbean national blood service under the Ministry of Health. Most direct geographic peer to NBTS, with a near-identical mandate, organizational structure, and donor base characteristics.
• Barbados Blood Collection Centre: Caribbean national blood collection service operating under the Queen Elizabeth Hospital and Barbados Ministry of Health. Comparable to NBTS as a regional Caribbean peer with a similar small-island public blood-bank operating model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/national-blood-transfusion-service-nbts

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about national blood transfusion service nbts