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Health June 14, 2023 | 10:37 am

Red Cross: only 1.67% of Dominican blood donors do so voluntarily

Santo Domingo.- Around 30,000 individuals visited the National District Blood Bank in the Dominican Republic during the first five months of this year, intending to donate blood to the Dominican Red Cross. However, only 18,307 individuals were deemed eligible for donation. Out of the eligible donors, 18,005 were replacement donors, while a mere 302 volunteered altruistically, a... Read more

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