The Ministry of health denied that relax the blood donation age

Age relax only is individual expert recommendations 2015 national every day needed 120,000 people blood donors by medical service volume of growth for preliminary calculation, to 2015, in China every day needs has about 120,000 people blood donors. for recently has media reported said to on blood donors crowd of age expanded to from 17 aged to 60 aged of range, Ministry of health yesterday in press conference Shang said, this only is individual expert of recommendations, Ministry of health also no started and of related of work. Clarification: age relaxation is recommended only in China article, State advocates healthy citizens aged 18 to 55 years of age, voluntary blood donation. media reported a few days ago, is considering amendments, blood donation age from 18-55 years has extended the six years of age. in response, the Health Ministry spokesman Deng Haihua said yesterday that at present it's just advice from individual experts, the Ministry also did not start work associated with them. " China's population is very large, we should put the focus of the work in the
Citizens ' participation in voluntary blood donors to mobilize more healthy school-age to meet growing demand for clinical use. currently, the article does not prohibit other group health of citizen rights and obligations of voluntary unpaid blood donation. " Gap: clinical with blood cannot meet Deng h-h pointed out that, in recent years in China formed has to citizens voluntary free blood donors for Foundation, social groups and fixed free blood donors who team for supplementary of emergency blood protection mechanism. but clinical blood demand also in fast growth. in blood supply volume to annual 12% of speed continued growth of situation Xia, still cannot full meet clinical with blood demand, 2010 and 2009 compared to, surgery passengers growth 18.6%, and blood collection volume growth only 7.7%. currently,　　National annual blood sampling of 3,935 tonnes, about 70,000 people a day blood donation, according to the growth of health care services for initial estimates, by 2015, about 120,000 people every day needs blood donors. The original