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Shanghai encourages citizens to donate blood
Shanghai has persuaded people to donate their blood to ease the blood shortage in the city.
Changning District in Shanghai has asked a couple of local soccer stars and some regular blood donors to help persuade people to donate their blood to ease the blood shortage in the city. More than 10 people donated their blood at the event. Given Shanghai's massive population, the city needs to collect about 72 tons of blood from 360,000 people annually. That means about 1,000 people must each donate 200 milliliters of blood every day across the city. However, the main problem is convincing people that donating blood is safe. Many people worry about catching diseases from giving blood. Much of that fear is based on stories about entire villages in Henan Province being infected with AIDS by unlicensed blood collectors. New national blood laws that were enacted in 1998 have encouraged more people to donate, by convincing them that medical equipment used in the process is sanitary. The city is focusing its campaign on young people, to encourage them to donate blood throughout their lives. Many universities have organized group donations to get students into the habit of giving blood before they graduate. |
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