Singapore's only public cord blood bank says there is dire need for more donations from minority races.
Although donations have grown to over 13,000 units since the Singapore Cord Blood Bank (SCBB) started in 2005, at least 5,000 units for each ethnicity are required to achieve a 60 per cent to 80 per cent stem cell match.
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