Selected Publications

• Koster J and Hassall O W (2011) Attitudes towards blood donation and transfusion in Bamenda, Republic of Cameroon. Transfus Med.

• Bates Imelda and Hassall Oliver (2010) Should we neglect or nurture replacement blood donors in sub-Saharan Africa? Biologicals, 38(1):65-7.

• Hassall Oliver, Bates I, and Maitland K (2010) Blood transfusion in resource-limited settings Hunter’s Tropical Medicine.

• Hassall Oliver, Maitland Kathryn, Fegan Gregory, Thitiri Johnstone, Pole Lewa, Mwakesi Robert, Denje Douglas, Wambua Kongo, Mandaliya Kishor, and Bates Imelda (2010) The quality of stored umbilical cord and adult-donated whole blood in Mombasa, Kenya. Transfusion, 50(3):611-6.

• Hassall Oliver, Maitland Kathryn, Pole Lewa, Mwarumba Salim, Denje Douglas, Wambua Kongo, Lowe Brett, Parry Christopher, Mandaliya Kishor, and Bates Imelda (2009) Bacterial contamination of pediatric whole blood transfusions in a Kenyan hospital. Transfusion, 49(12):2594-8.

Oliver Hassall

Oliver is a Clinical Research Fellow. His main research interest is in health services of sub-Saharan Africa and, in particular, improving the supply and safety of blood for transfusion. Oliver holds a joint appointment with the KEMRI-Wellcome-Oxford Collaborative Research Programme in Kenya and is also a GP in North Devon.