
少子化與高齡化雙重夾擊高雄血庫,捐血主力轉為40至60歲中高齡族群,年輕捐血人口占比大減,捐血中心急降最低捐血年齡至16歲並推動各項對策。
少子化與高齡化衝擊高雄醫療血庫,捐血人口結構老化,40至60歲中高齡成為主力,17至20歲年輕新血嚴重不足。高雄捐血中心為此將最低捐血年齡下修至16歲,並積極開發中壯年與推動PBM以應對缺血危機。
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少子化現象導致台灣各級學校減班,連帶影響向來作為捐血主力的高中與大學族群基數。
少子化造成高雄學校減班,影響教育,已擴大衝擊到醫療系統,捐血人口大幅減少,加上高齡化,醫療用血需求增加,血庫雙重衝擊,高雄捐血中心點出目前捐血主力,已轉成40至60歲「中高齡」族群,占比超過6成,40歲以下占比約3成3,捐血人口老化及少子化後遺症,正悄然登場。
高雄捐血中心表示,台灣捐血主力以往很多來自高中、大學族群,但現在年輕人口減少,加上年輕人捐血比例下降,造成血源逐漸縮水,17至20歲捐血比例,從2022年約11%,降至去年的8%,年輕族群捐血人口,因多年來的少子化影響遞延至今,只剩約5萬人左右,代表「新血」不足。
有鑑於捐血者的人數及年齡層,正面臨結構性壓力,一旦年輕捐血人口持續下降,未來缺血風險將會升高,為降低衝擊,最近將最低捐血年齡,從17歲下修到16歲,希望提早培養年輕人捐血習慣。
捐血中心再花心思搭推「捐血成年禮」,以及聯手高中職與大學校園舉辦捐血活動,盼透過儀式感讓學生的首次捐血,變得更具意義與價值,進而願意持續長久捐血助人。
由於少子化已成無法改變的事實,年輕族群對血庫的捐獻力已大不如前,提高中壯年固定捐血率,已成捐血中心重要目標與希望,不斷向企業界、公務機關招手,尋求軍警公教及公司團體,採定期或合辦活動方式捐血,連捐血中心都要警示呼籲,若未改善少子化問題,再過幾年,這個衝擊將再向上影響中壯年族捐血量能。
高雄捐血中心統計轄區近5年各年齡層捐血人口/捐血率變化,少子化及未來將隨人口結構老化,捐血主力逐步向40歲族群擴散,對捐血募集造成的衝擊,勢將持續擴大,因此,血液募集量要再成長將面臨極大困難,必須積極推動PBM(病人血液管理)減少醫療用血使用量,是未來另一個努力的目標。
少子化嚴重衝擊血庫供需失衡,演變成「需要血的人變多」,但「願意且符合資格捐血的人變少」,問題已擴散各層面,上升為國安問題,地方政府應積極因應與作為,不能再等,或是只企盼中央政府制定政策解決。
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捐血中心將持續向企業、軍警公教招募中壯年定期捐血
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