Blood donation is dependent on the goodwill of people to voluntarily donate blood, without financial reward. Focus groups with Irish third level students, and interviews with key personnel involved in the blood donation process were conducted. Altruism is still the biggest reason why third level...

Blood donation is dependent on the goodwill of people, to voluntarily donate blood, without financial reward. There is a continuous need for new blood donors, because the demand for donor blood is increasing, whereas the supply of blood is declining. Only 3% of the eligible population in the...

In Ireland, blood donation and supply is dependent on the enthusiasm of individuals to voluntarily donate blood without payment. Only 3.6% of the eligible population in the Republic of Ireland donate blood. The need for blood is steadily increasing and it takes more and more effort to persuade...

The success of organ transplantation has led to the primary problem facing transplantation today: lack of sufficient organ donors. In the US, the number of individuals awaiting organ transplantation has been growing by 15% per year but the number of donors has only increased by approximately 5%....