SINGAPORE - Potential blood donors who have for decades been unable to give blood can soon do so, as the Republic will lift a longstanding restriction aimed at curbing the spread of variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease , or mad cow disease.
This is as white blood cells, which can potentially transmit the disease, can be separated from donated blood without significantly affecting its quality, said Mr Ong, who was at an event to mark World Blood Donor Day. Type O blood is important as O- is the universal blood type, while over 80 per cent of the population can receive O+ blood. More than 34,000 patients benefited from blood donations in 2022.
One of them is Mr Edwin Sia, who started donating blood at 16 having been inspired by his mother and brother who are regular blood donors.
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