This teaching hospital aims to be self-sufficient in blood supply

Shoppers donating blood during one of the blood donation campaigns organised by UMMC in Sunway Pyramid. — Filepic

Unlike private hospitals, which are experiencing increased blood product usage over the years, Universiti Malaya Medical Centre (UMMC) is seeing a drop.

Prior to the Covid-19 pandemic, the total blood usage annually was between 24,000 and 25,000 units of red blood cells.