On Tuesday this week more than a hundred students from Paññāsātra University of Cambodia donated blood to the National Blood Donation Center in order to support patient treatment and care  through adequately safe blood supply.

Since establishment of blood donations in 1990, the  Ministry of Health has promoted the policy on selecting blood donors based on voluntary non- remunerated blood donations. This provision is stated in article 7 of the Prakas dated march 1994 on National Blood Donation service.

The Ministry of Health has assigned the National Blood Transfusion Center to carry out these important roles and duties.  At the present time, there are 21 blood transfusion centers established at provincial hospitals to ensure blood supplies for provincial and district based hospital,s where surgery and emergency services are served.

Mr. Ly Meng , a year 1 student in Business Administration said that he is healthy and strong enough to donate blood as he eats enough vitamin food and does regular exercise.

Miss. Mean Sonita, a foundation student in International Relations told that It is her first time to donate blood but she is not nervous. “I am healthy enough. I rarely use medicine or going to hospital and I also have enough sleep.” Blood donation can help the patient in need. “I cant’ do anything to help them, so this is the only thing I can do for those people to live again.” Miss Sonita added.

Demand of blood transfusion has  increased from 10 to 15% every year. For instance, blood collection to meet the demand were up to 45,000 bags, in which only 25% of the blood donations were voluntary blood donations. According to data analysis of all those blood donations , it was found that only voluntary blood donations from people with low risk of disease infection make blood supply highly safe and timely to rescue patients.