Donations of blood less than minimum
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THE Chinese mainland saw only 9.4 blood donations per 1,000 people last year, below the WHO-proposed minimum ratio for a country’s clinical use, China’s health watchdog warned ahead of today’s World Blood Donor Day.
The National Health and Family Planning Commission noted yesterday that the mainland’s blood donation situation is “not compatible” with its economic and social development.
According to the commission, Hong Kong and Macau recorded 30 and 23 donations per 1,000 people respectively in 2013, while the figure in developed countries usually reaches 40.
The WHO recommends 10 to 30 donations per 1,000 people to meet a country’s clinical demand.
Though there remains a significant disparity against more developed regions, the number of blood donors in the mainland rose 256-fold last year to 12.78 million from only 50,000 in 1998.
China’s government aims to raise the ratio to 10 donations per 1,000 people by the end of 2015.
Achieving that requires an annual increase of at least 2.5 percent in blood donors, but the number only edged up 1.75 percent from 2012 to 2013, the commission said.
It also noted various problems in the country’s blood centers such as inadequate infrastructure, outdated equipment and technology, as well as blood workers’ general skills.
The commission said the central government will allocate 2.25 billion yuan (US$360 million) for new blood centers in underdeveloped regions by 2015.
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