Advanced blood testing methods urged as rate of HIV infections increases

Though some Chinese cities now use advanced testing technologies and equipment to ensure the safety of donated blood, more support from local governments is vital, health experts said.

According to a recent report by the central blood bank in Dongguan, Guangdong province, the number of blood donors diagnosed as HIV-positive has been rising in recent years.

Ten of every 100,000 blood donors from 1999 to 2003 were diagnosed as carriers of the HIV/AIDS virus. But from 2008 to 2012, 34 of every 100,000 were carriers.