Billions of people live in parts of the world that are so remote from the nearest hospital facility with a functioning blood bank that they are termed «blood deserts.» Researchers from Brigham and Women’s Hospital, a founding member of the Mass General Brigham health care system, and Harvard Medical School have spearheaded a new global collaborative to address the pressing issue of extreme blood unavailability in rural settings and propose short-term strategies to address the urgent need for blood.
Experts call for innovative strategies to address global blood crisis, form new coalition
Billions of people live in parts of the world that are so remote from the nearest hospital facility with a functioning blood bank that they are termed "blood deserts." Researchers from Brigham and Women's Hospital, a founding member of the Mass General Brigham health care system, and Harvard Medical School have spearheaded a new global collaborative to address the pressing issue of extreme blood unavailability in rural settings and propose short-term strategies to address the urgent need for blood.