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Pinoys’ fear of needle pricks hurts blood donation program

By Sheila Crisostomo | July 2, 2003 - 12:00am

Fear of needles may seem silly but it is a major cause of the nation’s blood supply shortage. Filipinos avoid donating blood because they are "afraid of being pricked by needles, people think the nation...

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