Some Important Facts

  • Every 80 seconds someone needs blood in Bangalore.
  • Only 45% of Blood in India comes from Voluntary Donors
  • Only about 40 per cent of the blood collected each year is donated in developing countries which are home to over 80 per cent of the world’s population
  • The average number of blood donations per 1,000 population is 12 times higher in high-income countries than in lowincome countries
  • 500,000 women die each year from haemorrhage during pregnancy and childbirth, emergency situations requiring blood transfusions; an overwhelming 99 per cent of these women come from developing countries
  • In Africa, approximately 70 per cent of all blood transfusions are given to children with severe anaemia due to malaria, the leading cause of death among children under the age of five
  • The health-related Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) to reduce child mortality, improve maternal health and prevent HIV infection cannot be achieved without equitable and universal access to safe blood.