There Is No Production of Blood — It Comes from Donated Blood: Heghine Khachatryan | Let’s Talk

“Our blood reserves are directly dependent on blood donation. There is no production of blood—it comes solely from donor blood donation.”

Heghine Khachatryan, Advisor to the Minister of Health on Hematology, Transfusion Medicine, and Blood Supply, and Head of the Hemophilia and Thrombosis Center at the Yeolyan Hematology and Oncology Center, addressed some important issues related to blood donation during the Let’s Talk program.

She emphasized the vital role of blood donation in saving lives.

During the interview, the specialist answered the following questions:

Why is increasing the volume of voluntary blood donation critically important for our country?

Which essential medicines are derived from blood plasma, and why can they not be produced in any other way?

What are the main contraindications to blood donation?

How can social responsibility be strengthened so that voluntary blood donation becomes a regular and sustainable practice?

Watch the full interview below.