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Enhypen members pose with World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, second from right in the front row, at HYBE headquarters in Yongsan District, central Seoul, on Sept. 22.

Enhypen earns praise from WHO chief for inspiring blood donations worldwide

The World Health Organization (WHO) chief's remarks come after Enhypen, in collaboration with the Korean Red Cross, launched a blood-donation campaign in January alongside the release of its seventh EP "The Sin: Vanish."

2026.10.23

Students donate blood as part of the blood donation relay event held at Dong-eui University in Busan on April 2. [YONHAP]

Gov't proposes raising blood donation age limit from 69 to 75 to bolster supply

The government is pushing to raise the upper age limit for blood donation, currently capped at 69, to secure a stable supply amid low birthrates, an aging population and recurring seasonal declines in donations.

2026.5.13

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GS Global employees joined a blood donation drive on Feb. 11 in front of its headquarters in southern Seoul. [GS GLOBAL]

GS Global holds blood drive in Gangnam to ease shortages

GS Global held a company-wide blood drive on Wednesday, joining efforts to ease seasonal blood shortages.

2026.2.11

Daegu city government officials take part in a group blood donation drive on a blood donation vehicle at Daegu City Hall in Daegu, North Gyeongsang, on Dec. 8, 2025. [YONHAP]

Korea faces blood reserve shortages as flu outbreak curbs donations

Korea’s blood reserves have fallen below recommended levels as an early influenza outbreak curbs donations and the return of medical residents causes a surge in blood demand, the Korean Red Cross said.

2026.1.20

A GC Pharma researcher develops a plasma treatment in Yongin, Gyeonggi. [NEWS1]

Blood of Covid-19 survivors needed for research

The National Institute of Health and GC Pharma are struggling with a shortage of blood donations needed for the development a Covid-19 treatment that utilizes antibodies in the plasma.

2020.6.4

Tag: blood donation

blood donation

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Enhypen earns praise from WHO chief for inspiring blood donations worldwide

Gov't proposes raising blood donation age limit from 69 to 75 to bolster supply

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GS Global holds blood drive in Gangnam to ease shortages

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