There is almost always a shortage of blood in both developing and developed countries. This is a fact and the situation has been this way for quite some time.
40,000 units of blood is required everyday in U.S. Every 2 seconds some one in the U.S. needs blood.There is large population of healthy people in these nations but there are levels of unawareness, stigma or just the lack of the right information. Shortage of all types of blood occur during the peak summer and winter seasons. Here’s an experiment - Google ‘Blood shortage’ and you will get results and latest in news about people who have been affected by shortage of blood.