Sabah Needs 120,000 Units Of Blood Annually To Meet Demand
KOTA KINABALU, May 13 (Bernama) -- Sabah requires between 110,000 and 120,000 units of blood annually to meet patient demand, but only about 75,000 units are collected each year, according to Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor.
He said that, on average, Sabah required about 300 units of blood each day to treat patients in need of transfusions.
'Collaboration between the Ministry of Health and the public sector can help increase awareness about blood donation and encourage more people to become regular donors,' he said at the state-level Nurses Day 2025 celebration and blood donation programme at Queen Elizabeth II Hospital here today.
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