Kuwait facing blood supply shortage

28 July 2010

Kuwait Central Blood Bank (KCBB) has said that blood supply stocks in the country have fallen to critical levels in the past two weeks, Kuwait Times has reported. A senior blood bank official said that while the KCBB's overall stocks are at a reasonable level, the seasonal increase in the number of road accidents, which have already risen over the past two weeks, is likely to see demand from local hospitals further increasing. The blood bank is organizing a number of campaigns to increase the numbers of blood donors and attract donors aged less 25.

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