S. Korea seeks older donors to stabilize blood supply

South Korea is moving to stabilize its blood supply by encouraging more donations from older adults, whose population is expected to grow amid the country’s demographic shift. According to the Ministry of Health and Welfare on Thursday, the government is reviewing a plan to ease the upper age limit for blood donation, currently capped at 69. A study commissioned by the ministry in December suggested raising the limit to 75. The country’s blood reserves, more than half of which come from people i

By The Korea Herald