Blood News Roundup May 20

Welcome to Global Blood Fund’s Blood News Roundup from Around the World, a bi-monthly collection of stories about blood safety, access, technology and innovation, news and more. Whether you’re in the blood collection industry, in the global healthcare or public health space, or simply have a heart for what we do here at GBF, we hope this rotation of articles provides you valuable insights and the inspiration needed to keep making our world a better place.

Now this is rock ‘n’ roll

• UNTOLD Universe launched the Blood Network Campaign that saved more than 60,000 lives (Rave Jungle)
• Memphis hero: One man has donated blood, platelets & plasma over 500 times (Yahoo!)

Science on the verge and big news out of Abu Dhabi

• Lab-made universal blood could revolutionize transfusions. Scientists just got one step closer to making it. (Live Science)
• Blood test could detect cancer up to seven years earlier (Forbes)
• Unlocking hope: How cord blood donation saves lives in the UAE (Gulf News)

Calling all donors

• Low blood donation storages as sickness grips Victoria (The North West Star)
• Blood brothers and sisters: Unit seeks more donors (Barbados Today)

Finding hope in tragedy

• ‘Heart-in-a-box’ technology lets Canadian organ donor save a life (CBC)
• More than 100 bikers turn out for Grace O’Malley-Kumar Ride of Remembrance (NottinghamshireLive)

Government in action

• Ethiopia renews fight against malaria on World Malaria Day (WHO)
• Health minister launches transformational blood production and tracking project (Northern Ireland Executive)

Protect (the blood supply) and serve

• Nagpur police step up: Organize blood donation camp amid critical shortage of blood in government hospitals (Nagpur Today)

What have we been up to?

Thanks for asking! Hover over any of the images below and you’ll find stories about our latest humanitarian efforts in Uganda, Mexico and Lebanon. You can also support our work right here.