PHUKET: Rewat Areerob, chairman of the Phuket Provincial Administrative Organization (PPAO), made an urgent appeal for foreigners to donate blood after a series of traffic accidents involving foreigners in Phuket.
In a notice posted online today (December 16), Mr Rewat noted that there is currently a “serious shortage of Rh-negative blood” on the island.
Despite ongoing blood donations organized by the Phuket Red Cross Society, Rh negative is not overly common among Asians, including Thais.
When the number of foreigners, including tourists, who needed blood during hospital treatment began to increase, the decrease in the number of Rh-negative blood donations led to a shortage of much-needed blood types.
“The shortage of Rh-negative blood is due to the increasing number of foreigners suffering accidents in Phuket,” Mr Rewat said in today’s appeal.
“We would like to invite all foreign residents and expatriates to donate blood,” Mr Rewat said.
On December 22, from 10:30 am to 4 pm, immigration officials will hold a special blood drive for the first flood in the Central Floresta mall together with the main government hospital on the island, Vachira Phuket Hospital.
“Give blood today and together save more lives,” Mr Rewat said.
Vakira Hospital Phuket Points to donate blood in December:
- December 18 – 10:00-18:00 – Homestay (the opposite Central Phuket);
- December 20 – 12:00-15:00 – Phuket Peas;
- December 21 – 10:00-15:00 – Toyota Phuket Motors;
- December 22 – 10:00-15:00 – Chalong City;
- December 27 – 12:00-18:00 – Pea Thalang.
Phuket Red Cross blood donation point in December:
- December 19 – 13:00-16:00 – Blue Tree Diamond Cliff Resort, Phuket;
- December 20 – 10:00-14:00 – Satrее Phuket School;
- December 20 – 12:00-18:00 – Lotus Extra Samkong (Detour Road);
- December 22 – 13:00-16:00 – Marriott NaiyangBangkok Hospital Siroj;
- December 23 – 10:00-15:00 – Angsana Laguna Phuket;
- December 23 – 10:00-15:00 – Makro Phuket (Road to Kathu);
- December 26 – 10:00-15:00 – Cheng Talay OrBorTor;
- December 26 – 10:00-18:00 – Robinson Lifestyle (Heroine Monument);
- December 27 – 12:00-18:00 – Central Music Festival;
- December 27 – 14:00-18:00 – Phuket Harbor;
- December 28 – 12:00-18:00 – Lotus Extra Samkong (Detour Road);
- December 28 – 12:00-16:00 – Chalong HomePro Village.
