In the early morning of August 2, 2018, the apheresis platelet donating site of the Beijing Red Cross Blood Center just opened, and a special blood donor, ZHU Yongming, the President of the CSBT and the Director of the WHO Collaborating Center for Blood Transfusion Services, was ushered in.

President ZHU Yongming has kept on voluntary blood donation for many years that blood donation has become one of the most important parts in his life and this was his 25th donation of platelets. Thus he has been awarded many honors, such as the National Blood Donation Gold Award, the Shanghai Blood Donation Magnolia Award and the 2012-2013 National Blood Donation Promotion Individual Award. During his leadership at the Shanghai Blood Center, he actively participated in blood donation. Under his driving and influence, the Shanghai Blood Center formed a good atmosphere of voluntary blood donation.

President ZHU Yongming successfully donated platelet after registration, physical examination and primary screening test. And he was just on the occasion of a meeting in Beijing.

ZHU Yongming said he would put all his life into blood transfusion field and hoped more and more people would concern and support the blood donation and join the team of blood donors to bring life to more patients.

Reported by the CSBT Secretariat

Translated by SHAO Lei;

Reviewed by MA Ling, JIANG Nizhen