The Lancet, Volume 363, Issue 9426 , Page 2060, 19 June 2004
doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(04)16493-3Cite or Link Using DOI Blood
donations must be safer in poor nations, says WHO WHO marked
World Blood Donor Day on June 14 by calling for stricter quality
checks for blood transfusions and for more donors in poor
countries. According to WHO, of the estimated 81 million units
of blood donated each year around the world, only 39% is
collected in poor nations. This imbalance contributes to a blood
shortfall of around 40 million units a year. Steffen Groth, WHO
director for essential health technologies, said only 39
countries can satisfy their requirements with blood from unpai
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