Alarming Scarcity of Blood Donations

Abstract

Human blood is a unique and specialized tissue.
Screening of blood donation products have been
increasing in the community before usage. However,
on the con side “Blood Donation Practices” are
decreasing in the society. WHO blood donations
recommendationfor low-income countriesare 20/1000
population, at minimum level. Currently, this rate ishigh
in high-income countries (38/1000 population) and low
in low-income countries(4/1000 population). According
to WHO recent report, out of about 100 million blood
donations, nearly more than half donations are duly
needed by children under the age of five years,among
low-income populations. On the contrary, among the
high-income populations, this ratio(approximate 75%)
is shifted to older than 65 years of age.1There is clear
trend of boost in the demand of blood donations as the
number of surgeries, neurological and blood carcinomas
related palliative treatments as well as old age population
are growing day by day.To cope up these, there is very
scarce supply of blood donations in the healthcare
market.2Even unethical blood donations like paid donors
not able to cut these high demands down. Drastically
they are increasing the burden of infections risks of
transfusion related serious transmitted infections for
instance HIV, Syphilis.