PANTAI HOSPITAL'S BLOOD DONATION DRIVE

IPOH: Some 100 donors came forward to donate blood organised by Pantai Hospital Ipoh (PHI), here.

The event themed “ Save Life Give Blood, Be A Blood Hero” was a one-day event jointly supported by Great Eastern Life Assurance and Hospital Raja Permaisuri Bainun (HRPB).

PHI chief executive officer Chong Siet Fong said the National Blood Centre had appealed to the public urgently to donate blood, as the Covid-19 outbreak has caused a reduction in the number of donors, leading to a low blood bank levels.

CHONG SIET FONG (LEFT), DR MALA MUTUSHAMY (RIGHT), LIEW CHOO KONG (SECOND FROM RIGHT) POSING WITH THE DONOR, AT PHI

“The shortage of blood supply is now further intensified during the month of Ramadan.

“In addition, the movement control order (MCO) has led to blood donation activities being affected, with scheduled donation campaigns canceled,” she said.

Meanwhile HRPB representative of Blood Transfusion Department Dr Mala Mutushamy said there was a decline of 40% in terms of collection of blood, which was to be channeled to government, district and private hospitals.

CHONG SIET FONG (RIGHT) PRESENTING A GIFT TO LIEW HOO KONG. LOOKING ON - DR MALA MUTUSHAMY (RIGHT)

Great Eastern Super Group Northern Region Social Affairs & Recreation Bureau representative Liew Choo Kong said the company aimed to keep on setting up blood donation campaign in the Northern Region  to prevent over shortage of blood supply in the Blood Bank Centre.

In another note, in conjunction with International Nurses Day, PHI had donated 250 food boxes to Malaysia Welfare Department followed with two cartons of milk powder donated by the nurses themselves for the unprivileged children through Pertubuhan Pengurusan Pusat Jagaan 1 Malaysia Perak.