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Post by SeattleNews on Apr 16, 2004 1:28:42 GMT -5
The latest United Nations resolution, "World Blood Bank", passed and implemented earlier today Wednesday April 14. It had 11364 votes in favor, 5912 against.
Proposed by delegate of African Continent Malagassia, t was a resolution to reduce income inequality and increase basic welfare, under the Social Justice category. Its strength was only mild however, for our capitalizt UN member nations.
The resolution, quoted below, cited the lack of blood supplies in many nations of the world, inadequate storaging of blood supplies, and difficulty in matching the rare donor blood with the patient's type, and proposed a "World Blood Bank... in which all nation's donations would be included and redistributed on a regional scale meeting local needs. UN nations would need to open up their reserves to the World Blood Bank and partake in the funding of a centralized body that would coordinate the efforts of gathering, archiving and redistributing."
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Post by SeattleNews on Apr 16, 2004 1:29:16 GMT -5
Description: Whereas it has been observed that some nations are experiencing repeated or seasonal shortages of blood, Whereas it has been observed that most nations are experiencing acute shortages in donor organs, Whereas it has been observed that organs compatible to the victim of the body are often hard to find, Whereas it has been observed that only 1 in 200,000 people have compatible marrow types, Whereas it has been observed that marrow donors are rare, Whereas it has been observed that every nation is susceptible to acute blood and organ shortages in the case of calamities, Whereas national blood reserves are largely left idle most of the times as fresh blood expires in a matter of days, Whereas regional or worldwide redistribution would provide an assurance against acute shortage and could level national shortages/surplusses, A World Blood Bank is proposed in which all nation's donations would be included and redistributed on a regional scale meeting local needs. UN nations would need to open up their reserves to the World Blood Bank and partake in the funding of a centralized body that would coordinate the efforts of gathering, archiving and redistributing. These efforts are deemed compatible with the role of the Red Cross/Red Crescent and could/should be done in concordance with that organisation. In order to safeguard quality and well-being of donors and receivers, blood, marrow and organ donations should meet the requirements put forward by the Red Cross/Red Crescent.
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