Foundation calls for blood donations as supplies run low across Taiwan
01/09/2021 12:29 PM
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Taipei, Jan. 9 (CNA) The Taiwan Blood Services Foundation on Friday issued an urgent call for blood donations, as the supply in several cities fell below the officially designated safe level of seven days.
The shortages were most severe in Taipei and Hsinchu, which had an average remaining stock of 3.6 and 3.5 days, respectively, with supplies of types AB and O blood running especially low, the foundation said.
In Taipei, stocks of type O blood were down to a 2.7-day supply, while type AB reserves dropped to 3.2 days, type A to 3.8 days and type B to 5.2 days.
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Blood donations urged
The Taiwan Blood Services Foundation on Friday issued an urgent call for blood donations, as the supply in several areas had fallen below the officially designated safe level of seven days. The shortages were most severe in Taipei and Hsinchu, which had an average stock of less than three days, with supplies of blood types AB and O running especially low, the foundation said, adding Kaohsiung and Taichung also had shortages, with average remaining stocks of 4.6 days and 5.1 days respectively. Blood reserves in northern Taiwan were especially low, likely because of a drop in donations due to the cold weather in the past few days, said Hung Ying-sheng (洪英聖), a representative of the foundation.
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Foundation issues appeal for blood donations amid shortage
12/12/2020 09:50 PM
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Taipei, Dec. 12 (CNA) The Taiwan Blood Services Foundation on Saturday called on the public to donate blood, saying its supply nationwide had fallen below the officially designated seven-day safe level.
In Taipei and Tainan, in particular, the shortage of all blood types is critical, the foundation said.
In Hsinchu and Kaohsiung, there is a shortage of type O blood, while in Taichung types O and AB are in short supply, the nonprofit group said.
Liu Chun-hong (劉俊宏) of the Taipei Blood Center, which is run by the foundation, said the low supply can be attributed to increasing demand among patients suffering from cardiovascular diseases and gastrointestinal bleeding.