Speaking at an event at Singapore Expo marking World Blood Donor Day, Mr Ong said blood usage has increased in recent months, as hospitals catch up on the backlog of elective surgeries and treatments that were postponed because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Mr Ong called on donors and potential donors to make it a habit to donate blood before they travel, which would help raise Singapore’s blood stocks to healthy and sustainable levels.EASING OF"MAD COW DISEASE" RESTRICTION It can surface spontaneously because of genetic mutations, or as a result of the consumption of contaminated beef products present in certain countries during certain years.
However, scientific advancements mean that white blood cells - which can potentially transmit diseases - can now be removed from transfused blood in a process known as leucodepletion.