JOHANNESBURG - Your blood can save someone's life. However, collection organisations face a lack of donors.
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The WHO recommends that one percent of a country's population donate blood to ensure a steady supply. In South Africa, the donation rate is significantly lower.
Wits lecturer Relebohiseng Matubatuba argues that instead of attracting new donors efforts should be directed towards retaining existing ones.