Local blood shortage eased
16/8/2004 11:14
Wendy Zhang/ Shanghai Daily news
Patients inneed
of a blood transfusion can set their hearts at ease thanks to the stable supply
of blood, announced the Shanghai Blood Administration Office yesterday.
A
growing number of donors have eased the local blood shortage problem. Early this
month, some operations had to be delayed due to blood shortages, with hospitals
estimating more delays to follow towards the end of August.
After the
Shanghai Blood Administration Office called on the residents to donate blood, an
increased number of people participated at no charge over the last two weeks.
During the last weekend, a total of more than 1,200 volunteers donated blood
free of charge, with the 16 mobile blood collection vehicles downtown receiving
nearly 600 donors in total.
Currently, about 5,000 bags of blood are in store
at the local blood bank.
In order to help the city get through the blood
demand peak this summer, more healthy citizens aged between 18 and 55,
especially civilian workers, league members, active soldiers and university
students, are encouraged to donate blood at their own
will.
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