By Goongnang Suksawat

 

Phuket- Donate your blood, save more lives together (Massive shortage of Rh Negative Blood)

 

Thai Phuket Immigration Bureau, together with the Vachira Hospital, would like to invite all foreign residents and expats to donate your blood.

 

Date: 22nd December 2022
Venue: 1st floor at Central Floresta
Time: 10:30 AM – 04:00 PM

 

Due to the short supply of Rh negative blood from increasing numbers of foreigners who suffer from accidents in Phuket.

 

Full story: https://thephuketexpress.com/2022/12/16/massive-shortage-of-rh-negative-blood-in-phuket/

 

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What they do not say, until too late, is that they will not take blood from old fahrtz like me.

I regularly gave blood here in Thailand until they stopped accepting when I reached 70 years old.

Some hospitals stop accepting donations when you reach 60.

39 minutes ago, Tropicalevo said:

What they do not say, until too late, is that they will not take blood from old fahrtz like me.

I regularly gave blood here in Thailand until they stopped accepting when I reached 70 years old.

Some hospitals stop accepting donations when you reach 60.

The answer is to lie about your age!  I regularly gave blood when I lived in Luang Prabang, where the upper age limit for donations was 55 years old.  I was never asked to show my passport, but was asked for my date of birth, which I made up on the spot.

 

On one occasion, the nurse looked confused and told me that according to her records, I was now a year younger than my previous occasion....  but she smiled and happily accepted my donation!

 

33 minutes ago, simon43 said:

The answer is to lie about your age!  I regularly gave blood when I lived in Luang Prabang, where the upper age limit for donations was 55 years old.  I was never asked to show my passport, but was asked for my date of birth, which I made up on the spot.

 

On one occasion, the nurse looked confused and told me that according to her records, I was now a year younger than my previous occasion....  but she smiled and happily accepted my donation!

 

Won't work here in Thailand.  Id required and full record kept in computer, Vachira is also now taking a photograph everytime you make a donation. 

 

Also I note in one of your old posts you stated a former wife/GF gave you oral herpies.  That condition would preclude you from donating.  Do you also lie about your health on your donation form?

Know the qualifications first.

• Ages 17-70
• First-time Thai donor not older than 55 years old
• Must weigh at least 45 kilograms
• Foreign donor must also have resided in Thailand for at least six months (odd)

UNTIL Thailand adopts best practice in Blood donations there will ALWAYS  be shortages . Their rules are archaic ruled by the Red CVross which is so set in its ways it puts people off. Being O Neg is rare here, but they refuseaccpet my blood, why I am over 70. If I die because they have no blood, my relatives will SUE !!

It would be useful if the percentage of Foreigners/Thais in the local population, who are Rh Neg blood group, was published. Potential donors could then make an informed decision and not have to estimate 'Massive shortage'

Foreignors need to give blood?

 

Could they bee more specific for eg there no point in all the African or Chinese tourists rushing to donate as its more than likely their blood wont fit the qualifying standard / type.

 

Apparently the Basque region of Spain is where most of this blood is found.

If you're healthy go give blood regularly no matter where you live or what blood type you are.

On 12/17/2022 at 3:20 AM, webfact said:

Thai Phuket Immigration Bureau, together with the Vachira Hospital, would like to invite all foreign residents and expats to donate your blood.

They do already.. 

Is Anutin aware of this ? Blood from dirty foreigners ?

So so many blood losing injured?  Perhaps try to reduce that part of this issue at the same time

 

They should introduce some kind of compensation in a shortage like this. Just a free Chang or some vouchers you could use at the local massage place. 

3 minutes ago, Harsh Jones said:

They should introduce some kind of compensation in a shortage like this. Just a free Chang or some vouchers you could use at the local massage place. 

Not a bad idea. My hometown used to give a free beer in the 60's to blood donors. At the time it held the Guinness book of records highest beer consumption of any town in the world.