Arab News |
Indonesians donate blood on I-Day
Arab News Acting Consul General Dicky Yunus said: “We are very pleased to see Indonesian citizens coming to donate blood. The main objective of this program is to share and care. Blood donation is a very important part of our religion as its helps in saving lives. |
AsiaOne |
Blood donors‘ gift of life on SPH Red Apple Day
The Straits Times Singapore Press Holdings staff and members of the public donated more than 60 litres of blood at its blood–donation drive yesterday. About 200 people turned up at the media group’s building in Toa Payoh North to give blood, but 61 could not do so due … 136 units of blood collected at SPH Red Apple Day 2015AsiaOne |
Mid Columbia Tri City HeraldRed Cross: Urgent need for blood donationsNiagara GazetteThe American Red Cross is facing a looming shortage of the blood types most needed by patients and is calling on eligible donors with O negative, B negative and A nega…
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Why Blood Donation Is In Such Short Supply In Egypt
Worldcrunch CAIRO — A woman carried her son as she pleaded with the doctor in charge of Nasser Institute Hospital’s blood bank for a few bags of blood to save his life after a serious car accident. The doctor turned her away, saying that the boy’s rare blood type … |
Sarnia Observer |
Twice monthly mobile clinics start in Sarnia Aug. 5
Sarnia Observer A local pharmacist who survived a near-death experience with help from blood transfusions is trying to drum up more donations, even as Canadian Blood Services ratchets down its expected annual haul from donors. It’ll be two years in February since … |
AsiaOne |
136 units of blood collected at SPH Red Apple Day 2015
AsiaOne Mr Alan Chan, Chief Executive Officer of SPH said: “Despite recent reports of dwindling blood donor numbers in Singapore, it is heartening to see so many staff and members of the public stepping forward to offer the gift of life at the SPH Red Apple Day. |
The Guardian |
Thousands of blood donors turned away by NHS as staff are too busy
The Guardian Some 120,000 fewer people donated blood in 2014-15 compared with a decade earlier. The NHS estimates that this year 204,000 new volunteers are needed to ensure the nation’s blood stocks remain at a safe level in the future. The blood and transplant … Chester blood donor recognised for his 100th donationChesterChronicle.co.uk Give blood and help save livesLiverpool Echo |
Peninsula On-line |
Mowasalat organises blood donation drive with HMC
Peninsula On-line The drive is part of enhancing the role of the company and its staff towards the community and in line with the company’s social responsibility by extending help and assistance to patients, the less fortunate and the hospitals given the high demand on … |
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel |
Father organizes blood drives to honor son’s ‘miracle comeback’
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Rasheed Markis (left) was involved in a serious car crash six years ago and needed 46 pints of blood. Now 18, he donated blood for the first time in a drive organized by his father, Bilal Markis (right). The blood drive was held in the Bay View Library … |
ChronicleLive |
Newcastle Blood Donor Centre workers could lose jobs as plans to close …
ChronicleLive Workers will lose their jobs as proposals to close a department of Newcastle’s Blood Donor Centre were agreed. Despite saying just a few months ago they had “no firm plans” to consolidate the processing and manufacturing section of the NHS Blood and … Almost 50 jobs to go as Sheffield NHS blood unit’s closure confirmedThe Star |