The Ministry of Health requires 452 blood stations to disclose blood donation services and other information before August 1.

The reporter learned from the Ministry of Health on the 12th that the Ministry of Health requires all blood stations to publicize the basic information of blood stations and staff, blood donation service information, financial information, and industry style construction before August 1st to increase understanding of the work of blood collection and donation in society. trust.

The Ministry of Health recently issued a notice on strengthening the information disclosure work of the blood station and asked the blood station to adopt relevant information that is consistent with the characteristics of the information in a manner that is easy for the public to know. Health administrative departments at all levels must gradually establish and improve the evaluation and evaluation system for blood station information disclosure. Each blood station shall formulate its own information disclosure catalogue, improve the information disclosure system, and actively explore the openness of the blood station budget final accounts. The publicity of blood station information and blood donation propaganda should be closely integrated with service work, service awareness should be strengthened, and the blood collection and service procedures should be optimized so as to continuously improve the quality of service for blood donors and hospitals.

Guo Yanhong, director of the Ministry of Health's Department of Medical Affairs, pointed out that there are misunderstandings in the current society regarding blood donation, which affects the enthusiasm of all citizens to participate in blood donation. In fact, blood donation is not harmful to health, and it will not cause the spread of infectious diseases. As a public welfare institution, blood sources and expenditures are all arranged by the government. Therefore, knowledge and policies concerning unpaid blood donation and blood collection services should be more widely used to encourage and mobilize more people to participate in blood donations.

During the "10th Five-Year Plan" period, the state invested 2.25 billion yuan to strengthen the construction of blood stations in the central and western regions. On this basis, it has gradually established a system of blood collection and blood supply that covers the urban and rural areas horizontally and vertically. At present, there are 452 blood stations in China, including 32 blood centers in provincial capitals, 321 central blood stations in prefecture-level cities, and 99 blood banks in county-level centers. Blood collection and supply services are basically satisfactory for clinical use. Blood needs.