“…These include the use of haematology analyzers, haematocrit centrifuge, cyanmethemoglobin method, gravimetric copper sulphate method and colour code haemoglobin estimation (8)(9)(10). Although the haematology analyzers are the gold standards and very accurate, they are electricitydependent, expensive, and may be out of reach of many health facilities in resource-poor settings of most developing countries (8).The cyanmethemoglobin method is cheaper compared to the haematology analyzers but more laborious and time consuming (10). The Haematocrit centrifuge requires electricity to power which may make it unsuitable for analysis when there is power outage, a situation that may delay diagnosis or appropriate intervention and lead to increased morbidity and mortality.…”