Editor's Notes

The drop in clinical blood supplies has affected many regions of China. It has also caused big problems for patients waiting for operations. The blood shortage has affected areas including Beijing, and provinces of Shandong, Shanxi, Gansu, Jiangxi, Jiangsu, Hubei and Yunan. Which kinds of factors caused the blood shortage in China?

? Blood dearth postpones operations
A months-long shortage of blood supplies to hospitals, appears to have worsened, after the majority of operations requiring blood transfusions were postponed, causing concern over the efficiency of the country's blood- storage system.[Full story]

? Blood shortage situation across China
? Red Cross of China urges public to donate blood
? Health minister donates blood to address blood shortage

 


? Defects exist in China's blood donation
Experts say, the biggest problem for blood donation in China is that the collection mechanism doesn't have a regular number of donors.[Full story]


? Speculators profit from selling blood
? Blood donations
? Blood donation drive depends on persuasive publicity

? Fixing the issue of blood shortage
Beijing has basically solved the problem of an inadequate supply of blood for transfusions – but more steps still need to be taken to completely meet the demand.?[Full story]


? Donation eases blood shortage in Hebei
? 7th World Blood Donor Day