has recommended that at least 1% of a country’s population donate blood. In South Africa the donation rate is below this. There are two blood collection organisations in South Africa – the ...

This project is a simple console-based Blood Donating System written in C++. It allows users to manage blood donor records by adding, searching, updating, and deleting donor information. The donor ...

A Shrewsbury woman who nearly died in a horrific motorbike crash has enjoyed an emotional meeting with the blood donor who helped save her life. Ruth Cork, from Shrewsbury, met Alex Quant-Smith ...

Mark, a resident of Nakuru, says that for him, blood donation is more than just an act of kindness - it is a personal mission to save lives. He notes that he organised his first blood drive in 2014 ...

The impact of busy spring calendars comes on the heels of an incredibly challenging winter, during which tens of thousands of blood products went uncollected due to weather. With upcoming holiday ...

National Blood Donor Month started in 1970 with a proclamation from President Richard Nixon. This is an effort to raise awareness and increase the number of blood donations during the winter.

Dear Dr. Roach: I was recently at the American Red Cross to donate blood and was given interesting material on the need for Black blood donors for sickle cell anemia patients. The booklet ...

KUALA LUMPUR, April 15 — When’s the last time you donated blood? Still worried about needles or hygiene? Meet some of the repeat donors whose blood has saved countless lives through their unwavering ...

I’d just read about his death and felt a kinship with his mission when Zainab, a phlebotomist at the Western Cape Blood Services, carefully inserted the needle for my 72nd donation. Like Harrison, I ...