China's first "Home for Blood Donors", a special gym with various
kinds of body-building equipment designed solely for Shanghai blood
donors, opened in Shanghai last Friday.
In
addition, previous blood donors may share experiences with
potential givers here, and information is available for research on
blood donation.
Shanghai will strengthen its efforts to offer services and
convenience for blood donors in the future, including establishing
blood sampling stations across the city, opening free consultation
hot-line for the public, arranging free-of-charge physical
examination services for blood donors and opening the blood center
to visitors to make them understand more related knowledge,
according to Zhu Yongming, director of the municipal blood
center.
The per capita blood consumption of Shanghai reached 6.6 ml in
2000, over eight times China's average amount, statistics show.
The number of blood donors increased 6,500 in Shanghai last
year.
(eastday.com
09/30/2001)