The number of bone marrow donations made on the Chinese mainland surpassed 18,000 on Friday, including 383 donations made to patients in 31 countries and regions outside the mainland, according to the China Marrow Donor Program.

From January to June, the country recorded 1,197 donations, up by 197 from the same period of 2023. It also registered a new daily high of 32 donations.

China Marrow Donor Program is a nonprofit organization that runs the national databank on donors. It was established more than two decades ago and now contains 3.45 million volunteers in its registry.

The organization said that it plans to increase the number of registered volunteers to nearly four million in the next three years.