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What's next for Lebanon's blood shortage?

Donner Sang Compter, a Lebanese nongovernmental group, has staged hundreds of blood donation events to take some of the pressure off patients who need blood.
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BEIRUT — In an upscale area of downtown Beirut at the luxury Le Gray Hotel, staff and members of the public lay on folding beds in a conference room, giving blood at a drive organized by Donner Sang Compter (DSC), a Lebanese nongovernmental organization (NGO).

The organization, founded in 2006, plays a unique role in Lebanon’s blood donation system organizing blood drives, creating a database of donors and engaging with the many actors in the country’s health-care system.

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