Developing lands are home to 82 percent of earth’s inhabitants, yet less than 40 percent of all blood donations come from such places. Many hospitals in those lands cope without blood.
يقدِّر الخبراء الطبيون ان حاجة العالم السنوية الى الدم تفوق الكمية المتبرَّع بها بمئتي مليون وحدة .‏