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As of May 29, blood stock levels were in the moderate or healthy range across all blood types.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Ms Ting noted that the group of senior blood donors is shrinking due to health-related reasons.<\/p>\n
The Singapore Red Cross and the Health Sciences Authority said in April that Singapore faces a looming blood supply crisis, with the demand for blood potentially outstripping supply in as early as seven years based on current population trends.<\/p>\n
The surge in demand is driven primarily by a rapidly ageing population and rising cancer incidence.<\/p>\n
Singapore\u2019s youth donor pool is also shrinking, with donations falling by more than half over the past decade.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Against this, the Singapore Red Cross is looking to engage more youth donors and foreigners in Singapore to support the programme.<\/p>\n
Both Mr Wong and Mr Chen are staunch supporters of the programme and encouraged those looking to take the first step.<\/p>\n
“In life, there are thousands of problems, (but) if you are not healthy, you will only have one problem, it’s your health, and the other problems don’t matter,” Mr Chen said.<\/p>\n
“So, of course, if you have a healthy body, why not contribute yourself to society?”\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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