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If you do not know your blood type, please donate anyway. Someone will use your donation. Rh-Negative is EXTREMELY Rare in the Thai population. The Western population has the highest percentage.
O Negative required at Phuket Red Cross. Or Donate at the National Blood Centre in Bangkok.
Donation Location:
📌 phuket. [members only]
📌 Bangkok [members only]
Donors from the United Kingdom 🇬🇧, France 🇫🇷 and Ireland 🇮🇪 are now Welcomed Back at the National Blood Centre in Bangkok and the Phuket Red Cross.
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Donor Eligibility is pinned under Featured Documents at the top of my Page.
Primary qualifications:
✅ Under 60 if first-time donor in Thailand 70 is upper age limit
✅ No alcohol 24 hours prior
✅ Healthy low-fat meal at least three hours prior
✅ Drink Plenty of water 💧
✅ Donors from the United Kingdom 🇬🇧, France 🇫🇷 and Ireland 🇮🇪 are Welcomed Back at Bangkok National Blood Centre and the Regional Blood Centres (Chiang Mai Red Cross, Phuket, Chonburi)
The Mobile Units have NOT removed the restrictions.
✅ Bring ID
✅ Fill out registration form and register
✅ Health Check. Blood pressure and hemoglobin level. Meet with doctor briefly.
❣ Blood Donors from the United Kingdom 🇬🇧, France 🇫🇷 and Ireland 🇮🇪 have been welcomed back. At the National Blood Centre in Bangkok on Henri Dunant ONLY.
The restrictions on vCJD (mad cow disease) have been removed at the National Blood Centre.
Roll-out is going through the Thai Red Cross
🌍🌎🌏 All Regions, Countries are welcomed to donate at any Red Cross throughout Thailand.
❣ It is important to note that Thailand is the Front-runner of the non-European/Western countries to remove the vCJD deferrals.
In fact, Many Western countries still maintain the vCJD restriction.
Celebrate 🍾 Thailand 🇹🇭 with a picture of your Irish, UK or France passport giving blood at the Thai Red Cross National Blood Centre. Let's get the Word Out!!!
❣ No alcohol 24 hours prior,
Healthy low-fat meal, prior to donating
Full Requirements are pinned on this blood donor page
❣ The age limit is 70 for previous donors.
60 if New Donor. If you donated in another country or at another blood bank in Thailand and do not have your donor card, just check Yes. Maybe they will accept that.
Some blood banks are more flexible, some more restrictive
❣ Trying to donate, but not being able to, is never a waste of time. It is never a waste of time trying to save someone's life. Please become an Advocate for blood donation and help us get more
Blood Donation is giving the Gift of Life 💝
❣ Rh-Negative is extremely Rare in the Thai population. Less than 0.3%. It is relatively common in the Western population 25% to 15%. If you are Rh-Negative please join Thailand RH- Blood Donation . We are a group of Advocates and Donors.
❣National Blood Center, Thai Red Cross Society
[members only]
Times: Saturday& Sunday 8am/3pm, week day 7.30am/7.30pm
❣ Please Google your local red cross in a location near you. If you need assistance or have questions, please comment in the post.