Taiwan military mobilizes against critically low blood reserves
Taiwan News
Date: 2019/01/09
By: Scott Morgan, Taiwan News, Staff Writer
Army Lieutenant General Chen Pao-yu donates blood. (By Central News Agency)
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) – In response to Taiwan’s critically low blood reserves, the armed forces begin a campaign to donate blood, reported CNA.
Military spokesman Chen Chung-chi (陳中吉) said today that all units of the Armed Forces will participate in the campaign, with 50 units already giving blood through 72 events.
On Jan. 4, the Taipei Blood Center said it had on average 2.5 days worth of blood reserves left, putting its stock in a critical condition. The blood bank aims to have at least seven days worth of blood stockpiled.
This blood scarcity led hospitals and the Taipei Blood Center to call on the public to donate if possible. [FULL STORY]
