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Mongolia has become able to prepare enough reserve of donor blood thanks to marking the day of donor blood on every 3rd day of months in accordance with an ordinance of the Minister of Health and Sport.
At the initiative of the Mongolian President Elbegdorj, a national campaign called “Let’s save lives” started 5 years ago. Within the day of donor blood on Tuesday, some 40 people donated their blood at the Red Cross Society of Mongolia (RCSM).
/G.Bayarmaa , Middle-stage coordinator at the 7th committee at RCSM/.
-I have donated blood 13 times so far since the day of donor blood has began 5 years ago . I urge people to donate their blood because your blood can save many lives.
The event at the Red Cross Society of Mongolia office has attracted many donors including the honored ones in three generations as well as those people who joined the donation for the first time. According to the latest survey, 23 000 donors have been registered in Ulaanbaatar and 34 000 donors—in localities.
/G.Dulmaa , social worker at National Center of Hemotransfusion (NCH)/
-It is considered that if 3 percent of the population in developed nations and 1.5 percent of the population in developing countries are ready to give their blood, the donor blood reserve will satisfy the necessity in these countries. As for Mongolia, this number has reached 1.5 in Ulaanbaatar. We have overcome a difficult time of lack of donor blood.
The monthly day of blood donation is co-organized by the Red Cross Society of Mongolia, the National Center of Hemotransfusion, the Development Center of Health, the Center of Pathology and the National University of Medical Sciences.
A campaign of collecting donor blood is usually carried out at the National Center of Hemotransfusion. This center is expected to move to a new place which is equipped with the latest progressive technologies. By doing so, conditions will be upgraded to reserve blood and blood products and to augment the reserve.

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