According to WHO, 112.5 million
blood donations are collected annually in the world, however about half of these donations are collected in the developed countries which are home to only 19% of the world's population.
'My point in appealing to hospitals is this: we closed down those who are paying donors and then are selling
blood. But if a hospital wants to have its own
blood bank, but, before giving
blood requires a patient to first look for donors to replace their blood-I think that's wrong,' the senator said in a mix of English and Filipino at a press conference.
If you are a vegetarian, you may think you are unable to donate
blood because you may not have the necessary iron levels.
The announcement from the
blood bank comes just a day after they issued another request for A+ and A-
blood types.
Material and Methods: After taking written consent from the In-charge
blood bank/hospital, a predesigned questionnaire was filled from 4 public sector and 4 private sector
blood banks of tertiary care hospitals of two major cities Lahore and Peshawar.
Tsai said the proportion of young
blood donors has gradually decreased, and appealed for the youth to donate
blood for the betterment of society.
Mr Moatshe said in an interview recently that Botswana needed about 40 000 units of
blood per year, and currently collection was between 19 000 and 21 000, which shows that more
blood was still needed.
'I think donating
blood is the highest form of giving.
He said each
blood bank had been tasked to collect 100
blood bags and authority would dispatch
blood to Quetta.
Every year, on June 14th, countries around the world celebrate World
Blood Donor Day.
Speaking to Dawn, he said the centre will serve as a
blood procurement and distribution centre for the city, ensuring quality systems to regulate activities that will involve the mobilisation and retention of voluntary and regular
blood donors.
