Blood Donation System : Demand Of Blood

@SajjadHusain
Blood Donation System
Demand of Blood
People that enter the
Hospital need blood
1 in 7
Every 2 Seconds
Someone needs blood donated to them
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About 3 gallons of blood supports the entire nation’s
blood demand for only 1 minute
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Donating 1 Pint of blood saves on average three lives
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Donating 1 Pint of blood every month saves on average 36 lives a year!
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12.5
25
37.5
50
10 20 30 40 50
Supply 3%
Demand 6%
Supply & Demand
Demand
Supply
Shortage
The US blood supply has dropped
to its lowest level in 15 years
1
The American Red Cross has

only 1 day reserve rather than
the 3-5 days reserve needed
Understanding Current Blood Donors
Male
70%
Female
30%
Title
Gender Breakdown of Current Donors
*WHO
18-25
27%
26+
73%
Title
Age Breakdown of Current Donors
*WHO
How can we leverage technology to
increase the national blood supply and save lives?
Smartphones
For the first time in US history, majority of
mobile subscribers own smartphones
50.4%
For the first time in China’s history, majority
of mobile subscribers own smartphones
51%
Nigeria is expected to hit 25M smartphone
users by 2016 (2012 4M)
520%

Two thirds of new mobile buyers opt for
smartphones
66%
18-25
27%
26+
73%
Title
Age Breakdown of Current Donors
*WHO
Smartphone Penetration by Age
0%
18%
35%
53%
70%
Age 18-24 Age 25-34 Age 35-44 Age 45-54 Age 55-64 Age 65+
22%
33%
45%
58%
66%
62%
*Nielsen
0
50,000,000
100,000,000
150,000,000
200,000,000
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Number of Smart Phone Users in the US
*Nielsen Estimates
Mobile penetration into the World market
is only going to increase
How can we use smartphones to increase
the worlds blood supply?