The PRC, GMA Kapuso Foundation (GMAKF), and Ever Commonwealth Mall held a blood donation drive, dubbed “Sagip Dugtong Buhay,” recently.
The blood donation drive generated 1,674 bags of blood collected, which can save more than 6,000 lives.
The 1,674 bags of blood collected can save more than 6,000 lives.
PRC Chairman and CEO Dick Gordon thanked the blood donors, especially the six of donors who reached a milestone of donating one gallon of blood, adding that he commends their willingness to help others without waiting for anything in return.
A mobile collection of platelets via Apheresis procedure was also the highlight of the activity.
“The mobile Apheresis machine can collect one blood component in 45 minutes instead of the usual one to two hours.”
PRC Secretary-General, Dr. Gwen Pang, explained the importance of the innovation, saying that the mobile Apheresis machine can collect one blood component in 45 minutes instead of the usual one to two hours.
“We are collecting platelets for cancer and dengue patients. One unit of platelet is not enough for a dengue patient to survive,” Pang said.
“In the apheresis procedure, one donor can donate up to eight times as many platelets as a unit of platelets obtained from a whole blood donation,” she added.
