Blood not for sale, say private hospitals


PETALING JAYA: Private hospitals have denied profiting from donated blood although they charge patients a minimum of RM160 for a bag of blood, regardless of where they get it from.

Association of Private Hospitals of Malaysia president Datuk Dr Jacob Thomas (pic) said that the charge was meant to cover mandatory blood scanning costs.

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