PHNOM PENH (Xinhua) -- Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Sen (pictured) appealed to students on Thursday to donate blood for saving human life, saying that the current blood donation is not enough.
Speaking to graduate students here, Hun Sen said only three out of 1,000 people have donated blood; and therefore, a new movement or a campaign among students shall be made available in donating blood.
"Donating blood is very important to save the life," he said.
Hun Sen said, at present, the number of casualties caused by traffic accidents is too high, and that he said, many drivers are neglectful to the traffic rule or driving while they are drunk.
He complained that, quite often, the country's Independence Monument located just near his residence in central Phnom Penh has been hit and damaged by drunken drivers.
The premier said there are many students in the country and if half of them donate blood then it's significant to save lives.
According to figure released by Ministry of Public Work and Transport, it showed that a total of 941 people were killed and 4, 331 others injured in road accidents in the first half of this year.
The figure showed that the death toll increased by 1 percent from 931 deaths in the first six months of last year, while the number of the injured declined 20 percent from 5,418 injuries in the same period of last year.
According to Ministry of Health, every year about 30,000 blood stocks are necessarily needed to save human life in any hospital around Cambodia.
Blood donation is a precious humanitarian activity for saving the life, and it is necessary that unless two or three among 100 volunteers, it cannot sufficiently response to the requirement.
The report made available by National Blood Donor Center showed that even though the number of blood donation is still limited, it has been increased over the past two years, saying the center received 40,245 blood bags in 2010, while only 35,895 blood bags received in 2009.
Speaking to graduate students here, Hun Sen said only three out of 1,000 people have donated blood; and therefore, a new movement or a campaign among students shall be made available in donating blood.
"Donating blood is very important to save the life," he said.
Hun Sen said, at present, the number of casualties caused by traffic accidents is too high, and that he said, many drivers are neglectful to the traffic rule or driving while they are drunk.
He complained that, quite often, the country's Independence Monument located just near his residence in central Phnom Penh has been hit and damaged by drunken drivers.
The premier said there are many students in the country and if half of them donate blood then it's significant to save lives.
According to figure released by Ministry of Public Work and Transport, it showed that a total of 941 people were killed and 4, 331 others injured in road accidents in the first half of this year.
The figure showed that the death toll increased by 1 percent from 931 deaths in the first six months of last year, while the number of the injured declined 20 percent from 5,418 injuries in the same period of last year.
According to Ministry of Health, every year about 30,000 blood stocks are necessarily needed to save human life in any hospital around Cambodia.
Blood donation is a precious humanitarian activity for saving the life, and it is necessary that unless two or three among 100 volunteers, it cannot sufficiently response to the requirement.
The report made available by National Blood Donor Center showed that even though the number of blood donation is still limited, it has been increased over the past two years, saying the center received 40,245 blood bags in 2010, while only 35,895 blood bags received in 2009.
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