After asking more people in Canada to donate blood and plasma this summer and despite many answering the call, distribution of blood to hospitals continues to outpace the number of donations being made.
Local officials say our region is in need of a push to get more donors.
It’s estimated more than 300 people are needed to donate blood in the next few weeks at the Peterborough donor centre to meet the needs of patients.
Stats show there are roughly 10 million people in Ontario who are eligible to donate blood, yet only 1.5 per cent of the population do.
Appointments can be booked online.
(Written by: Jordan Mercier)