With Only 10 Units, National Blood Bank Hits Year’s Lowest Level

4 October 2013
The Cambodia Daily
Health care policy and administration / Hospitals and clinics / Public health / Social development
Dr. Hok Kim Cheng / National Blood Transfusion Center / NBTC

Phnom Penh’s National Blood Transfusion Center (NBTC) has dropped to its lowest level of the year, with only 10 units in stock and doctors relying heavily on patients’ family members and friends to donate in emergency situations, health officials said Thursday. NBTC Director Dr. Hok Kim Cheng said that the blood bank was in desperate need of replenishment and that there was nowhere near enough blood in stock to meet current demand. … Dr. Chhoeung Yav Yen, deputy director of the Khmer-Soviet Hospital, said the hospital currently has enough blood in its own storage bank, but still relies on relatives’ donations. …

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