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Letter of the day More youth, corporate support needed for blood donations

The Straits Times

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June 04, 2025

The theme for World Blood Donor Day 2025 is "Give blood, give hope: together we save lives". While blood donations in Singapore have increased — 79,365 donors in 2024, up 24 per cent since 2010 — challenges remain.

- Ivan Ong

Youth participation has declined sharply: Only 14 per cent of donors were aged 16 to 25 in 2024, compared with 33 per cent in 2010. New donor numbers have also fallen, from 21,420 in 2016 to 17,817 in 2024. Despite more donors overall, the number of donations p

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1 min

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