Donors: Private hospitals charging excessive fee for donated blood


Multi-million ringgit facility... Blood being tested, processed and stored in a private hospital's blood bank in the Klang Valley.

PETALING JAYA: Blood donors say that private hospitals are charging patients exorbitant pri­ces for donated blood.

They accuse these hospitals of profiting from the goodwill of donors.

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