China, UAE Make Big Progress In Ensuring Safe Blood Donation

China and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have made impressive strides in tackling the risk of contamination from unsafe blood by reaching close to 100% voluntary blood donation, said WHO today . Their efforts to increase their safe blood base will be promoted as models for other countries to follow on the occasion of World Blood Donor Day.Compared to 1998, when systems of paid donations or donations from family members made up 80% of its blood supplies, China has achieved 98.

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Filed under: Blood on June 19th, 2008