Blood Donation

Blood donation will held at CAC(Cultural Activity Centre), International Islamic University Malaysia(IIUM) start from 21st february 2011 until 24th february 2011. All of us kindly invited to donate the blood..

ADVANTAGES OF DONATING BLOOD

When a person donates blood, his/her bone marrow is stimulated to produce new red cells. This will make our blood forming organs to function more effective and active cells.
A Red Cross Donor is given a Blood donor Card. With this card, the donor will be given priority in case of blood needs.
A physician will examine prospective donors who submit themselves to the procedure for free. He/She will also know his/her blood type and know whether he/she is anemic or not. Donors will be informed of diseases seen in the blood as a result of the screening tests.

MEDICAL REQUIREMENTS

Prospective blood donors with the following diseases may not give blood:
a.            Active pulmonary diseases
b.            Rheumatic fever attack
c.            Cardiovascular diseases
d.            Kidney diseases
e.            Current allergic reaction
f.             Cancer
g.            Filiariasis
h.            HIV infection
i.             Diabetes under insulin and oral hypoglycemic drugs
j.             Asthma within two months of last attack
k.            Convulsion, epilepsy or other mental diseases
l.             Chronic eczema, dermatitis or recurring boils
m.          Acute gastric ulcer within the past two years
n.            Yaws and other long-standing skin diseases
o.            Syphilis & other sexually transmitted diseases
p.            Hepatitis B, Jaundice
Malaria -persons who have had malaria three years ago but without recurrence can donate blood
Pregnancy -women are ineligible as donors during pregnancy and for 12 months following delivery
Surgical Operation - prospective donors should not give blood within six months after a major operation
Recipients of blood or plasma transfusion – prospective donors who have received a blood transfusion within the past six months cannot give blood
Needle prick -prospective donors should not give blood within six months after an ear piercing
Illness within the last three months – persons who have serious illness for the past three months may not give blood
Hazardous Occupation – persons who operate heavy equipment such as power machinery, cranes, buses, trains or engage in similar occupation, hazardous to themselves may give blood but should not resume their occupation for at least five hours after the donation
Drugs & Alcohol intake -under the discretion of the medical officer
All other medical problems will be under the discretion of the medical officer who has the final decision whether a person can donate blood or not