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Several years ago, BIT worked with the Health Sciences Authority and the Singapore Red Cross on a trial to increase blood donation rates. We found that behavioural insights can have an impact on this critical public health behaviour. So this is my behavioural nudge to you today in light of the urgent need for Group O blood in Singapore. 𝐌𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐢𝐭 𝐄𝐚𝐬𝐲 You can easily check your eligibility to donate blood at this helpful link and make an appointment once you have been assessed to be suitable: https://lnkd.in/gcW8T_wq 𝐌𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐢𝐭 𝐀𝐭𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 Often, people may not donate blood because they don't know who will benefit. Given the nature of Group O blood, as a donor, you will be saving several groups of people with your donation: as the universal blood group, group O blood is required during emergencies when patients’ blood groups are unknown. Also, nearly half of all patients in Singapore have group O blood and can only receive group O blood. Your donation ensures that important elective surgeries will go on and life-saving transfusions continue. 𝐌𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐢𝐭 𝐒𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 I am a regular blood donor. The last time I donated blood was on my birthday last year; it's exactly 12 weeks to the date today and that's how long you have to wait in between blood donations. I will be popping by the blood bank tomorrow; maybe I'll see you there. 𝐌𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐢𝐭 𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐥𝐲 Consider making an appointment ahead of time to 1) save yourself waiting in line, and 2) commit yourself to the act of donating. BIT has done enough trials to know that planning ahead is a simple and effective commitment device to bind future action to past intention. If you are able and willing, please head to the blood bank today; a child whose parent has been in an accident or a cancer patient thank you.

World Blood Donor Day is celebrated on the 14th of June annually around the world. The event is dedicated to honor the blood donors who voluntarily donated their blood on unpaid basis as “A Gift of Life”. World Blood Donor Day was organized for the first time in 2004, in recognition of the selfless individuals who donate their blood to people unknown to them. The slogan for 2024 is “Celebrating 20 years of giving: thank you, blood donors!”. In Myanmar, there are two national blood banks, with an annual demand of 180,000 units of blood. Before Covid-19 crisis hit Myanmar, the national blood bank in Yangon had about 150 donors a day. Blood donation is considerably safe and done in a clinical setting by skilled medical personnel. A healthy voluntary blood donor can donate every 4 months. If we look at it globally, countries such as Austria, France, Greece and the Republic of Cyprus are revealed to have the highest levels of blood donations globally and it is found that more men have given blood than women in general. Lifesaving blood transfusions can be for many reasons such as loss of blood due to serious injuries, or surgeries, and certain medical conditions including anemia, leukemia, and kidney diseases. Not everyone is able to give blood. Each donation is tested to find out the donor’s blood group and checked for infections to help ensure that each donation is as safe as possible to transfuse to patients. Researchers are developing artificial blood to use in transfusions. So far, no good replacement for human blood is available. We should be thankful to the people who donate their blood. And it is important to honor the profound impact they’ve had on both patients and donors and let us all try our best to continue working towards universal access to safe blood transfusions. Tips: Iron Supplements essential for donating blood that are available in Myanmar – ·      TOT’HEMA ·      Ferrovit ·      Feroglobin ·      Orofer #worldblooddonorday #blooddonation #givingblood #savinglives #celebrate #gratitude #ironsupplements #zenhealthcareasia #healthcaremarketresearch #myanmar

Last year OT&P Healthcare wrote a short article about Blood donation, this article is still as relevant today. Blood donation is somewhat seasonal in Hong Kong and blood banks are generally short of supplies in the run-up to the Lunar New Year, no change this year, Blood Groups O and A and B there is less than 4 days supply left, this going into a holiday period when there will be no donations. Please, if you are fit and healthy consider to donate blood. We have a population of over 7 million, and understanding young, very old and sick who cant give there are still several million who are eligible to donate. In the Hong Kong Red Cross annual report 2022/2023 only 210, 532 units of blood were donated. One day you or one of your loved ones may need blood. Blood Donation Saves Lives. #donatebloodsavelives #savelives #donateblood

The Importance of Continuous Support for Blood Banks in Northwest Syria Today, as we commemorate World Blood Donor Day, it is crucial to highlight the significant role of blood banks in regions where medical resources are scarce. Northwest Syria, an area fraught with ongoing conflict and humanitarian challenges, desperately needs continuous support for its blood banks to ensure the health and survival of its population. Key Points: 🔺 Blood is essential for a wide range of medical treatments and emergencies. Women need it with complications during pregnancy and childbirth, children with severe anaemia—often resulting from malaria or malnutrition—accident victims, and surgical and cancer patients. In these critical situations, safe blood saves lives. 🔺 While blood needs are universal, access to blood is not. In regions like Northwest Syria, the disparity is even more pronounced due to the ongoing conflict and limited resources. Wide participation in regular blood and plasma donations ensures that everyone can access blood and plasma proteins when they need them. Read more on ➡ https://lnkd.in/dUZk9aKW #WorldBloodDonorDay #Linkedingrowth #linkedin #humanitarian #donation #ngos #ingos

Anyone involved in the world of plasma-derived medicines knows of the great work that the PPTA and its member companies do. They are to be congratulated, and thanked. God knows where we'd be without them. Also, almost everyone knows of the customary erudition of the Economist journal. However, I do not repost this particular piece (below) with a rousing "Hear! Hear!" but with a serious health warning. The purpose of blood and plasma collection is to serve patient needs. The current global level of achievement of that goal is less than 20%. For every single patient current well served by the International Plasma Community, there are 4 others in a far off land getting little or no relevant help at all. Of course donor payment would almost certainly help. Of course the World's simultaneous reliance on, and lofty disapproval of, paid donation is both hypocritical and utterly bizarre. However, these are NOT the key points, even for discussion, let alone action - far from it. They are an extremely unhelpful distraction from the real issues. Fact 1 - Low and Middle Income Countries suffer from a deep chronic shortage of plasma derived medicines. Availability is orders of magnitude lower in LMIC than in the privileged High Income Countries, and mortality is much higher. Fact 2 - the possibility or otherwise of donor payment is not even in the top ten list of high priority items needing attention. There are many many actions needed much more urgently if we're to start correcting this huge global Health Inequity. MUCH can be done, with or without donor payments of any kind. Fact 3 - The lofty debates about payment, on both sides of the argument, in which plasma people in High Income Countries have been indulging for these last 30 years or more, have not helped so much as one of the millions of patients in need in the LMIC world. While we've argued loudly, patients have just gone on dieing quietly. This simply has to stop. The desperately under-served patients in poor countries don't care about the minor details of how we start improving their health and saving their lives. They just want us to get on with it! Whether or not donor compensation is destined to play a significant part in LMIC practice in the future, what is absolutely certain right now is that debates about it are an irrelevant distraction from much more vital tasks. In the here and now, there are much more important things to talk about - and to DO!! With apologies if I'm preaching to the choir - here endeth the lesson.

‘Blood for money’: The patients forced to turn to racketeers in Nigeria: Ibadan, Nigeria – A wave of red corrugated roofs welcomes visitors to the city of Ibadan in southwest Nigeria. Inside the 200-year-old city’s centre, incessant traffic winds through narrow, unpaved roads and past crowded open-air markets. At the edge of the city, Opeyemi Dasola’s home, a square fortress of cement, is a calm oasis. Dasola, a streetside cheese seller, is a quiet soul, and the only sound in her living room is the gentle hum of the air conditioner circulating air through the sparsely furnished space. But just a week earlier, this house was rocked with chaos. Fowarogun, Dasola’s 17-year-old daughter, had woken at midnight with a shooting pain starting in her feet and eventually engulfing every part of her body. The girl was frightened, but Dasola already knew what was causing the problem. Fowarogun had been diagnosed with sickle cell anaemia, a hereditary condition that limits the supply of oxygen to the blood, when she was four years old. The disorder occurs due to clusters of sickle-shaped red blood cells, which can obstruct blood vessels, hindering blood flow around the body. It can shorten life expectancy by 20 to 30 years in many countries, but in Nigeria, about 80 percent of sufferers do not even make it to the age of five. The mean age of death for those who do is currently just over 21. This is a condition that Fowarogun’s mother has learned to manage by giving her daily folic acid supplements and avoiding extreme temperatures. Nevertheless, roughly every three years, Fowarogun requires a blood transfusion to keep her healthy. Obtaining blood for her daughter is a source of great anxiety for Dasola. Severe blood shortages have left patients in Nigeria scrambling to find their own private donors, a practice that is illegal, according to the country’s blood regulator, the National Blood Transfusion Commission. The unmet demand for blood, however, has spawned a black market in which people donate blood for profit and where there are few regulations to ensure the blood is free of disease and safe to use. A refrigerator with a few dozen donations of blood type B at Ibadan Transfusion Service [Omotayo Omokehinde/Al Jazeera] With a population of 200 million people, Nigeria requires an estimated 1.8 million units of blood each year for patients who have been in accidents, undergo surgery and need it to treat conditions such as anaemia and other genetic blood disorders. However, each year, only about 500,000 pints (236,600 litres) of blood are collected through official channels. Nigerians are often reluctant to give blood because of beliefs that donating it will make them sick or will weaken men’s libidos. The National Blood Transfusion Commission faces other challenges besides low supplies. Lack of funding is a major problem, Amedu Omale, the commission’s former director general, told Al…

Would You Be Okay with Paying People for Blood/Plasma Donations? Pay-for-plasma has been a growing controversy in the past months (and years). Here is what has happened recently. * 🩸 Plasma is essential for producing life-saving immunoglobulins, but Canada is experiencing a shortage, leading to proposals for new clinics that compensate donors. * 🚫 Mayor Andrea Horwath of Hamilton is advocating for a 'paid-plasma-free zone' to prevent exploitation of the financially vulnerable by a private, for-profit Spanish clinic. * 🏥 Canadian Blood Services (CBS) supports paid clinics, asserting they are safe and crucial for healthcare, despite historical concerns following the 1980s tainted blood scandal. * 📜 Horwath emphasizes lessons from past tragedies, advocating for policies supporting voluntary donations to prevent exploitation and ensure ethical practices. * 📈 CBS aims to reduce reliance on the global plasma market and ensure Canadian access to immunoglobulins through both paid and unpaid donation centers. * 🌍 Grifols plans to open 17 pay-for-plasma sites and manufacture plasma into immunoglobulins in Canada, aiming to secure a domestic supply for critical medications. * 🛑 Horwath questions the safety and ethics of this approach, citing the Krever Commission’s warnings against paid donations after the tainted blood scandal. * 📊 CBS insists that technological advancements and regulatory compliance ensure the safety of plasma products from paid donors. Now tell me, what do you think about pay-for-blood/plasma? #PlasmaDonation #CanadianHealthcare #HealthEthics #Hamilton #SaveLives #VoluntaryDonation #PublicHealth #Immunoglobulin #HealthPolicy #PatientCare The image is AI-generated from hotpot.ai and does not represent real people or situations. Any depictions of real people are entirely coincidental.

🩸✨ World Blood Donation Day: Tackling Challenges in Blood Donations ✨🩸 Today, on World Blood Donation Day, it's crucial to highlight the significant challenges in blood donations. In January, the American Red Cross declared an emergency blood shortage, with blood supplies plummeting nearly 25%. This shortage, being the worst in 20 years. 🔴 What are some of the major challenges impacting blood donation in the US? 📉 Decline in Donor Turnout: The number of blood donors has significantly decreased, making it difficult to maintain a stable blood supply. ❄️ Weather Disruptions: Severe weather conditions have led to canceled blood drives and hindered the transport of blood products. 🤧 Seasonal Illnesses: Flu and other illnesses reduce the pool of eligible donors. These disruptions can delay critical medical procedures and put lives at risk. 🌎 Every 2 seconds someone requires blood in the US and only 3% of the population donating each year. If we can increase this number by 1%, this would drastically help shortages. ❓ How can we better address these challenges with blood donation? Share your thoughts and solutions. #BloodDonation #PublicHealth #SaveLives #HealthcareChallenges #RedCross #WorldBloodDonationDay #DonateBlood #HealthHeroes https://lnkd.in/gEYRenjC

Donate blood, save lives. Be a hero in someone's story today. World Blood Donor Day is celebrated annually on June 14th to raise awareness about the importance of blood donation and to thank blood donors worldwide. It serves as a reminder of the critical need for safe blood and blood products for transfusion. This day highlights the significant contribution of voluntary blood donors in saving lives and improving health outcomes. The theme varies each year, focusing on different aspects of blood donation and transfusion. It encourages individuals to become regular blood donors and promotes the values of solidarity and altruism. World Blood Donor Day also honors the professionals involved in blood collection, processing, and transfusion services. Events such as blood donation drives, seminars, and educational campaigns are organized globally to mark the occasion. It aims to address challenges related to blood availability, accessibility, and safety, striving for universal access to safe blood transfusion. World Blood Donor Day underscores the crucial role of blood donation in emergencies, disasters, and medical treatments, emphasizing its life-saving potential. Through advocacy and awareness efforts, this day contributes to reducing the gap between blood supply and demand, ultimately saving countless lives worldwide. #WorldBloodDonorDay #GiveBlood #DonateBlood #SafeBloodForAll #BloodDonation #SaveLives #BeAHero #BloodDrive #GiftOfLife #DonateLife

On #WorldBloodDonorDay, let's unite to give the gift of life. Your blood donation can make a difference and save lives. While the need for blood is universal, access to blood is not. Blood shortages are acute in low- and middle-income countries. Every blood or plasma donation is a precious lifesaving gift; regular donation is the key to building a safe and sustainable supply. World Blood Donor Day Facts: - The first successful blood transfusion was performed in 1818 by James Blundell - According to WHO, “Of the 118.5 million blood donations collected globally, 40% of these are collected in high-income countries, home to 16% of the world’s population.” - Blood cannot be manufactured and must come from voluntary donors. - Type O negative blood is the universal donor and it is the most requested blood type by hospitals. - Worth noting is that blood unavailability leads to increased mortalities. Statistics indicate that 35% (2,700) of 6,500 maternal deaths in 2020 were attributed to bleeding complications while 30% of deaths arising from road traffic accidents (6,938) were a result of bleeding complications in 2020. - In 2022, Kenya collected 348,715 pints of blood, 70% of the targeted total of 500,000 pints and the highest collection since independence. This is a 200% increase from the year 2020. ..................................................................................................... #blooddonorday #blooddonation #donateblood #blooddonor #savelife