Adequate supply of safe blood can only be assured through regular voluntary unpaid donation

Adequate and reliable supply of safe blood can only be assured through a stable base of regular, voluntary, unpaid blood donors. They are the safest group of donors because the prevalence of blood-borne infections is lowest among them. WHO urges Member States to develop national blood system based on voluntary, unpaid blood donations to achieve the goal of self-sufficiency in safe blood and blood products.