The Body Show: The Importance Of Blood Donation

By Kathy Kozak

Published July 12, 2021 at 7:47 PM HST

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At any given time, Hawaii has about one week of red blood cells available for transfusion readily on hand. Dr. Kim-Ann Nguyen, President and CEO of the Blood Bank of Hawaii is on the show sharing how important blood donation is to keep the supply available and how this saves lives.

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