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.
