2023-06-18 14:31
MOH TARGETS NATIONAL BLOOD DONATION RATE OF 35 TO 40 DONORS PER 1,000 POPULATION BY 2030
JOHOR BAHRU, June 18 (Bernama) -- The Malaysian Ministry of Health (MOH) through its Transfusion Medicine Services is targeting a national blood donation rate of 35 to 40 donors per 1,000 population by the year 2030. Health Director-General Datuk Dr Muhammad Radzi Abu Hassan said the target was to meet patient care needs in line with the annual population growth rate in Malaysia. "The blood donation rate before the COVID-19 pandemic in 2019 was 22.8 donors per 1,000 people in Malaysia. bootstrap slideshow "However, the rate has slightly decreased which is 19.

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