Guyana among seven countries in region at 50% voluntary blood donation, PAHO says

Guyana is one of seven countries and territories in Latin America and the Caribbean that collect over 50% of blood from voluntary donors, PAHO/WHO said in a press release yesterday.

The release, issued to mark World Blood Donor Day being observed today listed the other countries as Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Haiti, and Saint Lucia.

Eleven countries and territories of the Americas obtain 100% of blood from voluntary donors: