The number of countries collecting blood supplies from voluntary unpaid donors increased by more than 50 per cent between 2002 and 2008, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO).
The organisation made the announcement at the the beginning of a week-long series of events aimed at encouraging voluntary donations to mark the World Blood Donor Day observed on June 14.
Neelam Dhingra, Coordinator of Blood Transfusion Safety at WHO, said the goal of the organisation was for all countries to obtain all blood supplies from voluntary unpaid donations by 2020.
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