Russia Achieves Blood Self-Sufficiency
The number of blood donors in Russia increased by more than 20% since 2020 and exceeded 1.5 million people per year.
Consensus
- Russia has achieved full self-sufficiency in donor blood and its components.
- The number of blood donors in Russia has increased by more than 20% since 2020.
- Over 1.5 million people donate blood annually in Russia.
- The number of blood donations has exceeded 3.5 million per year.
- Blood collection has increased by 47% since 2020.
- Russia collects over 2.7 million liters of whole blood annually.
- Plasma collection has increased by 37% since 2020.
- Russia collects over 1 million liters of plasma annually.
- President Vladimir Putin's father was a long-time blood donor.
- Federal agencies, public organizations, and youth groups have contributed to the growth of blood donation.
- The number of registered donors exceeds 12 million.
- The government plans to allocate about 12.5 billion rubles in 2026 for payments to honorary donors.
Points of divergence
- The number of blood donations exceeded 3.5 million annually. — kommersant
- New rules for blood donation will come into effect in January 2027, including electronic consent and extended data storage periods. — vedomosti
- 3% of Russia's working population are donors, according to Natalia Markaryan. — kommersant
- The growth in donations is linked to blood donation as a public initiative. — vedomosti
Coverage (2 sources)
- Skvortsova: Russia's need for blood is fully covered — Коммерсантъ
- Skvortsova: number of blood donors in Russia exceeded 1.5 million people — Ведомости