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BANGKOK, April 9 - The Thai Red Cross Society has launched a special campaign to boost blood supplies for the traditional Thai new year, Songkran, from today through next Tuesday (April 9-16) at its Bangkok headquarters located on Henry Dunant Road.
Blood supplies are in urgent demand during the five-day holiday as large numbers of Bangkokians leave for reunions with family upcountry. Many travellers will be returning home, and numbers of road accidents will require emergency supplies of blood.
Dr Sroisa-ang Pikulsod, director of the Thai Red Cross Society, said 1,500-2,000 units of blood supply will be needed on a daily basis, and 3,000-4,500 units are required to ensure that there are sufficient emergency supplies available.
Apart from festive times, on a daily basis as many as 23 per cent of patients require blood supply from the Thai Red Cross for chronic illnesses such as thalassemia and hemophilia. On the other hand, the remaining 77 per cent of the blood supply is made available to cancer patients, mothers giving birth, as well as miscellaneous emergency operations.
For regional offices, up to seven blood collection centres are available, and are open from April 9-11 (closed on Songkan day). Regional offices in Chonburi, Nakon Sawan, Songkhla, Ubon Ratchathani, Chiang Mai and Phuket are more than welcome to any donations. For more information, please call 0 2256 4300, 0 2263 9600-99 extension 1101. (MCOT online news)
The National Blood Centre is appealing for Rh-negative blood for patients in 33 hospitals throughout the country. At present the demand for Rh-negative blood in hospitals is increasing by about 40 units/month while supply of the blood is only half of the demand. It is very rare to find Rh-negative blood group among Thai people. It is only 0.3% of the population.
Rh-nagative blood donors, please kindly contact or come to the National Blood Centre at your convenience.
The office hours of the Centre are as follows.
Monday, Wednesday and Friday 0800 – 1630 hours
Tuesday and Thursday 0700 – 1930 hours
Saturday, Sunday and national holidays 0830 – 1530 hours
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