SEOUL, Feb. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — South Koreans are refraining from making blood donations following the spread of the coronavirus infection in the country. “Supplying blood is becoming more difficult due to a dwindling number of donors amid the coronavirus spread,” said the Korean Red Cross on Wednesday. Since January 20, after the first case [...]
HANAM, Dec. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — A recent initiative in which local currency was given to those donating blood has encouraged citizens to participate in blood donation. Hanam Center, a blood donation center operating under the Korean Red Cross (KRC), implemented a policy in July to pay 10,000 won worth of local currency (HaMoney) or [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — The government is updating regulations that will allow individuals to donate blood sooner after undergoing certain procedures such as tattooing, acupuncture and piercing. The Ministry of Health and Welfare said Sunday that it will implement a revised bill on some of its blood donation record card notices one month [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Motor Group plans to hold a special campaign where people donating canine blood at a designated blood donation vehicle will be presented with special goods for pets. The I’m DOgNOR campaign combines the words ‘dog’ and ‘donor’ to promote blood donations among pet owners. Registrations for participation in [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — To commemorate the fifth anniversary of boyband BTS’ debut, fans in Thailand donated blood as part of charity efforts reflecting their favorite band’s own public campaign. The fans known as the “Thai A.R.M.Y” revealed yesterday that they collectively donated more than 200 liters of blood to celebrate the anniversary. [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 7 (Korea Bizwire) – The government announced Friday that it was temporarily lifting its ban on blood donations from malaria-infected regions over concerns that the country will suffer another blood shortage during the coming winter. According to the Ministry of Health & Welfare, residents from eight cities and counties, including Paju, Gimpo, and [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 16 (Korea Bizwire) – Samsung Electronics Co., a South Korean tech giant, said Tuesday it has joined an international blood donation campaign to encourage more people to give blood for those in desperate need. The Red Cross’s International Missing Type (IMT) initiative encourages popular brands and organizations to remove A, B and O [...]