11 General Introduction Table 1.1: Number of donors and donations at Sanquin from 2017-2023 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Registered donors 331,472 341,509 366,712 391,288 384,352 406,549 429,716 Total number of donations 721,203 724,002 727,464 736,593 743,884 731,731 756,752 Whole blood donations 410,616 412,682 413,653 411,518 407,203 393,987 384,998 (frequency) (1.50) (1.51) (1.46) (1.40) (1.36) (1.24) (1.14) Apharesis donations 310,587 311,320 313,811 325,075 336,681 337,744 371,754 (frequency) (5.40) (5.29) (5.04) (4.06) (4.35) (3.95) (4.19) Sanquin is structurally organized under the umbrella of the Sanquin Foundation, with two distinct entities: 1) a not-for-profit part and 2) a for-profit part called Sanquin Health Solutions (see Figure 1).6 While distinct, these entities collaborate and provide services and support to one another and to the public. Figure 1.1 Sanquin’s organogram as of September 2024
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