Blood Diverse: A renewed call for those from migrant communities to make a blood donation

While the need for blood is universal, access to it is not. Australia's blood supply levels for certain blood types is low - and that is putting patients at risk.

Australian blood donors thanked on World Blood Donor Day_Supplied_Facebook_Australian Red Cross Lifeblood.

The demand for blood donors from migrant communities is growing in Australia. Certain blood types are unique to specific racial and ethnic groups, requiring that donor diversity match patient diversity.

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