1,5 million blood bags discarded each year due to transport and storage issues
More than 1,5 million blood bags are discarded every year after transportation and storage problems, according to the World Health Organization, WHO.[1] Meanwhile, there is a blood shortage during operations, even though 118,5 million blood bags are altruistically donated by people all over the world,[2] for the sake of others.One unit of blood can save up to three lives and can only be aggregated through human donors. 1,5 million wasted blood bags equals 4,5 million potential saved lives each year. This also means that every year, blood worth up to € 350 million goes to waste - equivalent
