Continued education campaigns by the South African National Blood Service are paying off, with five times more black South Africans donating blood now, compared to a decade ago. These are the findings of a new study, based on ten years of data. In 2005 just over 43 000 black South Africans donated blood, but in 2015 that number increased to over 246 000. Prior to 2005, blood donations from black South Africans were used selectively
