TEHRAN Blood donation in Iran has actually increased by more than 4 percent in the very first eight months of the existing Iranian calendar year which started on March 20, compared to the exact same period last year.A total of 1,619,872 blood units were contributed over the mentioned duration, IRIB quoted Bashir Haji-Beigi, the Blood Transfusion Organization spokesperson, as saying.The official said that the highest blood contribution growth was taped in the provinces of Kohgiluyeh-Boyerahmad (nearly 30 percent), SistanBaluchestan (more than 17 percent), and Alborz (over 11 percent).
The continuous blood donation growth rate in the country has increased to over 56 percent, suggesting a two-percent growth compared to the very same period last year, Haji-Beigi noted.The authorities went on to state that the provinces of Semnan (over 68 percent), Yazd (around 67 percent), and Qom (practically 66 percent) hold the highest rates for continuous blood contribution, respectively.Referring to womens share of blood donation in the country, Haji-Beigi stated North Khorasan (over 8 percent), and Lorestan (over 7 percent) provinces, had the highest blood contribution by women.4.7% rise in blood donation yr/ yrA overall of 2,327,997 Iranians contributed blood over the previous Iranian calendar year (March 2023-March 2024), a boost of 4.7 percent compared to the year earlier.Tehran and Fars provinces made the biggest contributions representing more than 16 percent and more than 7 percent of the overall blood donation, respectively, IRNA priced quote Haji-Beigi as saying.Last year, the highest development in blood donation was recorded in the province of Lorestan with 22 percent, followed by North Khorasan with 16 percent, and Kohgiluyeh-Boyerahmad with approximately 13 percent.The overall blood contribution rate was over 54 percent in the country in 2015 with Semnan (69 percent), Yazd (64 percent), and Qom (63 percent) provinces ranking the highest.Womens share of blood contribution amounted to four percent.
An overall of 102, 907 women donated blood which had increased compared to the previous year.
Females are anticipated to get more involved in blood donation.Women in Lorestan province, nine percent, had the greatest contribution followed by North Khorasan, almost 8 percent, and Sistan-Baluchestan, over seven percent.Last year, the blood contribution rate reached 27 per thousand people.
The greatest rate was recorded in Mazandaran province with over 40,000 individuals donating blood.
Semnan province, over 39,000, and Yazd province ranked second and third.MT/ MG