Blood donation activity to be organized at schools every 3 months

[webfact]

Blood donation activity to be organized at schools every 3 months

 

CHIANG MAI, 6 July 2017 (NNT) - The National Blood Service Center, the Thai Red Cross Society, the Chiang Mai Red Cross Society along with Charoen Pokphand Group will be encouraging Thai youths to donate their blood and promote educational institutions as the venues for blood donation every three months. 

The National Blood Service Center, the Thai Red Cross Society, and the Chiang Mai Red Cross Society have cooperated with Charoen Pokphand Group to organize a project that will encourage Thai youths to donate their blood for the academic year 2017. The project will also seek to teach Thai youth about blood and blood donation. 

The activities will be organized every three months at educational institutions, which will serve as the blood donation center for the community. 

Mr. Surachai Sirichanya, Deputy Managing Director of Charoen Pokphand Group, disclosed that the project was initiated in 2000. After 17 years, the project now has 2,732 participating educational institutions involved in its project.

 

-- nnt 2017-07-07

[mikebell]

Blood out of a stone?

[PoorSucker]

When I was in the Finnish army once we could choose, the regular 30 km march with full backpack or donated some blood.

[tonray]

Are there any farang restrictions  ? Age ? Nationality ?

 

I would like to donate 

[ben2talk]

4 hours ago, mikebell said:

Blood out of a stone?

It's certainly simpler than teaching them to put on helmets or showing them video of what happens with and without seatbelts in accidents.

[Blue bruce]

I tried to donate blood at the public hospital in Buriram.  I was refused, they don't  accept blood from anyone over age 60

[Inepto Cracy]

The Most Common Reasons for not being able to give Blood
Temporary Reasons
Condition and Length of time before you can give blood

• Not feeling well for any reason, until symptoms are over.
• Cold, sore throat, respiratory infection, flu, until symptoms are over.
• Difficulty of breathing, shortness of breath, asthma, no difficulty breathing on day of donation.
• Antibiotics, two days after treatment is over if taken for infection.
• Blood transfusion, one year after receiving blood.
• Full–term pregnancy, six weeks after delivery.
• Abortion or miscarriage, six weeks if after the first trimester (12 weeks).
• Surgery, serious injury, when healing is completed.
• Dental work, seventy–two hours after root canal or after extraction of tooth.
• Sexually transmitted disease: Venereal disease, chlamydia, genital herpes, syphilis, gonorrhea.
• Have had sex with a male or female prostitute within the past twelve months..
• Open–heart surgery, three years after surgery.
• Measles, mumps, chicken pox, three weeks from day of exposure.
• Tuberculosis (T.B.), two years after completion of treatment.
• Aspirin.
• Sniffed cocaine or any other restricted drugs within last 12 months.
• A woman who is menstruating, (safer to donate a week after it).

Permanent Reasons
Please do not give blood if you

            Are Diabetic on Insulin

• Have used narcotic drugs by intravenous route (injecting directly in the vein), even once.
• If you are suffering from conditions like hemophilia , Thallasemia or any other blood disorder.
• Had a positive antibody test for HIV (aids virus).
• If you are a commercial sex worker.
• Have had hepatitis any time after your eleventh birthday.
• Have had cancer.
• Have multiple sclerosis.
• If ever had myocardial infarction, coronary artery bypass surgery.
• Have had a stroke.
• Have had Chagas disease.

[HHTel]

9 hours ago, webfact said:

as the venues for blood donation every three months. 

Well the minimum time between donations is 4 months so a second visit is not going to get repeat donors.  Should change the frequency to 4 months.  Not rocket science!

[Dino 308]

Why not enforce the law of wearing helmet for motorbikes instead, would save a lot of blood and money.....?

[salavan]

9 hours ago, tonray said:

Are there any farang restrictions  ? Age ? Nationality ?

 

I would like to donate 

I was told that you can't put farang blood in a Thai person.  Seriously.   So I didn't bother I guess they don't want to pollut pure race

[louse1953]

On 2017-7-7 at 9:33 AM, mikebell said:

Blood out of a stone?

Nothing good to say.Can't even raise faint praise for a good innititive.My Mum used to say if you have nothing good to say,don't say it.

[louse1953]

18 hours ago, Blue bruce said:

I tried to donate blood at the public hospital in Buriram.  I was refused, they don't  accept blood from anyone over age 60

They accepted mine,i was donating to self.

[HHTel]

15 hours ago, Dino 308 said:

Why not enforce the law of wearing helmet for motorbikes instead, would save a lot of blood and money.....?

What have The Red Cross etc to do with enforcement?