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Blood donors in Sweden get a text every time they save a life

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In Sweden, you get a text when your blood is used to save someone’s life (Picture: Reuters)

With the number of blood donors in decline all over the world, Sweden has come up with a genius incentive scheme – they send the donor a text every time they save a life.

According to NHS Blood and Transplant, the number of new volunteers giving blood in England and North Wales has dropped by 40 per cent in a decade.

Hence the campaign this week – for National Blood Week – that saw the letters A, O, and B disappearing from street signs and brands across the country – those letters donate the blood groups most needed to maintain supplies.

Well, this new Swedish initiative could be the… Read the full story


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