The Bonding between A,B,AB & O

Every year in Singapore, 83000 units of blood are needed to treat the ill and injured. SRC has set the target of 85000 units to be donated, but its facing a shortage every year. Especially festive season, the demand for blood is going up, but the recruitment drive for donors is like an uphill task.

Blood contains many life-saving components that can help to treat different illnesses and injuries. For many people, blood donors are their life-line. Your blood donation could help save the life of an accident victim, a patient with severe anaemia, a person undergoing major surgery or even a newborn baby.

The platelets found in blood are used to treat leukaemia patients. A single patient often needs platelets from 10 or more donors, all within a short period of time. Add to that the short 5-day lifespan of donated platelets, and you can understand why there is a constant need for platelet donors.

Every hour of the day, 12 units of blood are used in Singapore. We need to collect at least 350 units a day, as a whopping 83,000 units are needed in a year, just to meet the transfusion needs of patients in Singapore. And with an aging population and more sophisticated medical procedures, the demand of blood is increasing.

The Singapore Red Cross (SRC) was appointed the national blood donor recruiter in April 2001. You can support the National Blood Programme by donating blood or being a Bloodmobile organiser, hosting a mobile blood donation drive at your organisation.





Do you have what it takes to be a champion blood donor or an outstanding Bloodmobile organiser? If you would like to know more, please get in touch with the Blood Donor Recruitment Programme at 6220 0183.

Please help to ease or prevent acute shortages during festive periods. Be a donor, a life saver.