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April 16, 2017
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Hike in blood donations in China

(160614) -- SAO PAULO, June 14, 2016 (Xinhua) -- Image taken on June 9, 2016, of a nurse extracting blood at the "Pro Sangre Foundation" in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Gilberto Kido has been a voluntary blood donor for the last 30 years after his mother died while waiting for a kidney transplant. Using his clown character, Kido has an objective to encourage the blood donation for saving lives. The World Blood Donor Day is celebrated every year on June 14. In 2016 the theme of the campaign is "Blood connects us all", the World Health Organization (WHO) has also adopted the slogan "Share Life, Give Blood" in order to raise awareness of the importance of systems of voluntary donation as a way of promoting community cohesion. (Xinhua/Rahel Patrasso) (da) (vf)

China recorded 14 million blood donations in 2016, up 6.1 per cent from the previous year…reports India Daily Newsdesk.

(160614) -- SAO PAULO, June 14, 2016 (Xinhua) -- Image taken on June 9, 2016, of a nurse extracting blood at the "Pro Sangre Foundation" in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Gilberto Kido has been a voluntary blood donor for the last 30 years after his mother died while waiting for a kidney transplant. Using his clown character, Kido has an objective to encourage the blood donation for saving lives. The World Blood Donor Day is celebrated every year on June 14. In 2016 the theme of the campaign is "Blood connects us all", the World Health Organization (WHO) has also adopted the slogan "Share Life, Give Blood" in order to raise awareness of the importance of systems of voluntary donation as a way of promoting community cohesion. (Xinhua/Rahel Patrasso) (da) (vf)
 A nurse extracting blood.

By the end of last year, China had 1,262 blood donation centres and 1,584 mobile blood donation coaches, said a report on blood safety from the National Health and Family Planning Commission.

The report revealed that last year also saw continued drops in blood wastage and better blood quality due to to improved tests and quality control system.

The commission called on heath authorities at various levels to do more to address the practice of blood trading under the name of “mutual aid”

 

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