The Department of Health and Human ...

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Tommy G Thompson freshly announced a new blood donation initiative, "Give Thanks! Give Life! Give Twice!," in an effort to increase the nation's line supply reserve, which often come bys as low as a two-day furnish The goals of the initiative include giving thanks to all regular tender blood donors and encouraging each qualified federal employee in the nation to give life-blood at least twice a year. popularly 60 percent of the population is eligible to donate house but only 5 percent are regular donors. This initiative trusts to raise the donor lake to 10 percent of the eligible population. The challenge is issued in cooperation with America's family Centers, the American Association of house Banks, and the American R Cros and will be part of Secretary Thompson's Gift of Life Donation Initiative.

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