BANGKOK, Nov 25 – The Thai Red Cross Society’s National Blood Centre thanked all blood donors for their donations, as blood supplies are now sufficient for patients nationwide.
The Thai Red Cross Society had earlier announced that its National Blood Centre lacked supplies in all blood groups for patients, and asked the public for urgent blood donations. The volume of blood donated previously had declined to 1,200 units since early November, while the number of blood requests for patients in hospitals nationwide was as high as 5,000 units.
According to the National Blood Centre, 2,500 units of blood have been donated recently as targeted, resulting in 3,000 units of blood at the centre’s blood reserve.
The centre encourages donors to donate blood once every three months for sufficient blood supplies for patients.
Those in good health without underlying diseases can increase the frequency of their donation from once to twice a year, or twice to three times a year.
Prospective donors can visit the centre directly in Bangkok’s Henri Dunant Road on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays from 8 am to 4.30pm, Tuesdays and Thursdays from 7.30am to 7pm, and on weekends and public holidays from 8.30am to 3.30pm, or call 0 2256 4300, 0 2263 9600-99 ext. 1101 for more information.
