Blood is very much needed especially when there is a Dengue outbreak in your place.  Just like when my older sister had a dengue fever two years ago.  That time, she needed a platelet blood transfusion so badly because her platelets had gone to zero.  There was none available in the hospital.  We are here in Pangasinan province and we still need to buy it in Manila.

Today, here in Pangasinan, there is another Dengue outbreak especially in Calasiao where there are more than 100 cases.  The other day, there was a blood donation campaign held in San Miguel Calasiao.  Every blood donor receives 1 kilo of rice and a pack of grocery items.

Blood donations help a lot of indigent patients who really needed it fast.  So let us support blood donation campaigns, and if possible, let us donate blood to save lives.

SuperCyvershop

Blood donation give life to people that need blood and for sickness like Leukemia, car accidents, etc. The purpose of this Directive is to set standards of quality and safety for blood and blood components throughout the blood transfusion chain. If you need blood, it’s a good place to turn to. It’s simple. It’s effective. It’s Free. It can match you with a donor near you in minutes. And you hopefully can help save the life of a person. Aspects for blood donors is healthy and discussed as part of the donation process for any blood collected. Every donor will receives brief examination during which temperature, blood pressure, pulse, blood count are measured before donating a blood. Each donor with an acute infection is [are] not allowed to donate blood. The reason is must be evaluated to determine if the donor has a bacterial infection that could be transmissible by blood. Some illness are acceptable as long as you feel well and good conditions under good control, and you have an adequate hemoglobin level and your temperature is normal and time for donate blood, and meet other eligibility requirements. Donation of blood would be of immense use to protect the lives from death and help poor people.

Rose Sobrevega

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Editor’s Note:  The idea behind the Philippines Blood Registry is to identify people who would consider donating blood – BEFORE the blood is needed for a specific individual. If you know someone who would consider helping to save a life in the event of an accident – operation – illness – GET THEM TO A COMPUTER with an Internet connection. Ask them to register on line. Takes 3 minutes.

They don’t give blood now – they register to donate later if there is a specific need.
Means precious time is not wasted looking for maybe donors after there is a critical need. You identify prospective donors before there is an emergency crisis.