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A change in blood types in Australia with new migrants but there's a shortage of donors

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There has been a rapid increase in immigrants in Australia recently. A recent research report has revealed that due to people from different countries coming to live in Australia, the number of blood types that are not normally found in Australia has increased. Because of this, the blood bank in Australia also needs to collect different types of blood. Listen to SBS Sinhala podcast for more information.


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By Peggy Giakoumelos

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There has been a rapid increase in immigrants in Australia recently. A recent research report has revealed that due to people from different countries coming to live in Australia, the number of blood types that are not normally found in Australia has increased. Because of this, the blood bank in Australia also needs to collect different types of blood. Listen to SBS Sinhala podcast for more information.



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