Beginning in 1992, blood donation centers throughout Taiwan have been screening the blood of donors for hepatitis C. Estimating from the former 15-20 % infection rate of blood transfusion recipients, each year some 5000 fewer people have contracted hepatitis C from transfusions.
以輸過血者 15 ∼ 20％的感染率來推估，每年因此有效減少 5,000 人因輸血而感染 C 型肝炎。