Cuba marks World Blood Donor Day
Cuba marks World Blood Donor Day
11:51, June 15, 2010 
Email | Print | Subscribe | Comments | Forum 
The Cuban government launched a national blood donation program on Monday to mark the World Blood Donor Day, which falls on June 14.
The Ministry of Public Health said in a statement that the program was a "success" as it attracted a broad participation of the Cuban people in all parts of the country.
"More than 500,000 people have donated their blood during the campaign," it said.
The World Blood Donor Day was established in honor of famed Austrian biologist Karl Landsteiner who won the Nobel Prize in Medicine for discovering the Rhesus factor which allows classification of different blood groups.
Source: Xinhua
The Ministry of Public Health said in a statement that the program was a "success" as it attracted a broad participation of the Cuban people in all parts of the country.
"More than 500,000 people have donated their blood during the campaign," it said.
The World Blood Donor Day was established in honor of famed Austrian biologist Karl Landsteiner who won the Nobel Prize in Medicine for discovering the Rhesus factor which allows classification of different blood groups.
Source: Xinhua
（Editor：祁澍文）
Related Reading
Special Coverage
Premier Wen Jiabao visits Hungary, Britain, Germany 
From drought to floods
Major headlines
Tibet poised to embrace even brighter future, 60 years after peaceful liberation
Chinese official calls for more language, culture exchanges with foreign countries
Senior Chinese leader calls for efforts to develop new energy
Central gov't delegation arrives in Lhasa for Tibet Peaceful Liberation Celebrations
China Southern Airlines sends charter flight carrying peacekeepers to Liberia
Editor's Pick
Hot Forum Discussion
