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The Bloodbank@HSA assures of adequate blood support for 18-month-old child and urges public to stop circulating blood appeals.

METTA Hospice Care co-organised a Blood Donation Drive with the Changi Simei Community Club and the Singapore Red Cross at the Metta Building on 15th July 2007. An annual affair since 2002, this Blood Donation Drive marks Metta’s effort to work with the community to serve the less fortunate. The drive attracted about 116 respondents of which 97 were successful in donating blood.

Peiying Red Cross Youth
Excellent Units Award 2007 (Gold); 2003 – 2006 (Gold)

“I learnt a lot of things” – Chan Wei Jie (P4C)

The visit started off with a brief overview of the bloodbank, blood donor criteria and the work of the bloodbank.

Visit to the Bloodbank

On 15 August, 18 Red Cross Links from Fengshan Primary School set off to the Bloodbank@HSA to learn more about the process of blood donation. Upon reaching the Bloodbank at 2pm, they were promptly ushered into the auditorium for a short briefing by Ms Kathy on the constituents of blood, why blood donation is crucial as well as a short description of the blood donation process.

About 400 secondary 2 students from Dunman High School attended a talk and tour of the Bloodbank@HSA in the month of April, to learn more about the national blood programme. This is part of an educational programme which the Singapore Red Cross has with Learning Journey that is held on Wednesdays for schools that sign up for a visit to the blood bank.

The main objective of this programme is to educate and instill awareness on the importance of blood donation amongst students.It also serves as a platform to address the myths and misconceptions about donating blood. Students are taken on a guided tour of the blood bank where they see and learned more about the process of blood donation as well what happens to the blood after it has been collected.

In addition, students are given the opportunity to interact with the blood donors in the blood donation room. To end the educational tour, students were invited to participate in a quiz to find out how much they have learnt about blood donation.

Vibrant Blood 2007
“Donate Blood Start Young!”

Organised by the Red Cross Humanitarian Network – NTU & NUS Chapters, the event will be held over 2 days (22 & 23 June 2007) with powerpacked activities and programmes in conjunction with a bloodmobile.

For more information, log on to Vibrant Blood Website: www.vibrantblood.org

World Blood Donor Day Celebration – 14 June 2007

A day specially dedicated to thank donors who give blood voluntarily and for no remuneration. In 2006, we had a spectacular celebration at East Coast Park with sandcastle building project as the main highlight. Great plans are underway for this year’s celebration. Stay tuned for the updates!