China has made great progress in blood management to ensure the
supply of safe blood, according to officials with
the Ministry of Health (MOH) on
August 2.
China has established a series of laws and regulations on blood
safety since the 1990s, including the blood donation law,
regulations on blood and blood products management, and management
regulation on blood supply.
About 3 million people have voluntarily donated blood to save
thousands of lives since 1998.
Experts noted that clean and safe blood is far from being enough,
and safety problem in blood transfusion remains serious due to
illegal blood deals. Diseases transmitted through blood transfusion
such as hepatitis B and C, and AIDS, endanger blood users'
health.
With the implementation of laws and regulations on blood
management, blood transmission safety has improved in China, which
also efficiently controlled the spread of AIDS.
(People's Daily 08/03/2001)