Blood Recruitment Programme


The Blood Donors Recruitment Programme began in1948 and is today’s limelight activity not for Sarawak Branch, but the whole of the Malaysian Red Crescent Society. The Branch had scored success in curbing the unethical selling of blood by unscrupulous persons. Another milestone in this Programme is the increase of blood donors drawn from the civilian population. Public education had been the main thrust towards yielding this sucess.The Society also provides recognition to the blood donors through a system of awards, besides the incentives given by the Ministry of Health. Innovative competitions for blood donors recruitment are also being organised to induce greater turn over of new blood donors. Health protection of our voluntary donors through our hepatitis immunisation programme had been initiated to sustain the existing panel of donors.

At the recent Presentation Ceremony of the TYT Blood Donors Challenge Trophy held at the Astana, the Armed Forces once again captured the Yang Di-Pertua Negeri’s outstanding Blood Donors Trophy and also the Commissioner of Police Trophy for recruiting the highest number of blood donors during 1996. The Youth Training and Development Training Centre retained the Datuk Patinggi Hajah Rosmiati’s Trophy in the Women’s Category.

Sarawak recorded a total of 26,285 pints of blood from among the 150,463 donors from all over the State. Of the total, 76% are regular blood donors and 78% are male.



Incentives For Blood Donors

FREQUENCY OF DONATING BLOOD
INCENTIVES
once Free outpatient and medical treatment (excluding x-ray and surgery) and, if hospitalised, free SEcond Class Ward treatment within four months of their last donation.
2-5 Free outpatient and treatment and, if hospitalised, free Second Class Ward treatment within four months of their last donation.
5-10 Free outpatient treatment for one year and, if hospitalised, free Second Class Ward treatment within six months of their last donation. Free Hepatitis B injections also within six months of their last donation.
11-15 Free outpatient treatment for two year and, if hospitalised, free Second Class Ward treatment within one year of their last donation.
16-20 Free outpatient treatment and, if hospitalised, free Second Class Ward treatment within two years of their last donation.
21-30 Free outpatient treatment and, if hospitalised, free Second Class Ward treatment within three years of their last donation.
31-40 Free outpatient treatment and, if hospitalised, free Second Class Ward treatment within four years of their last donation.
41-50 Free outpatient treatment for and, if hospitalised, free First Class Ward treatment within six years of their last donation.
More than 50 times Free outpatient treatment and, if hospitalised, free Second Class Ward treatment within ten year of their last donation.



Analysis of Blood Donors By Center & Blood Group 97'


CODE
CENTRE
A
AB
B
O
TOTAL
NEW DONORS
11 KUCHING

2915

763

3481

4804

11963

2802
12 SERIAN

60

23

123

159

365

73
13 LUNDU

47

13

56

84

200

50
21 SRI AMAN

267

93

374

405

1139

178
22 SARATOK

195

47

223

311

776

76
31 SIBU

1227

374

1387

2049

5037

1012
32 KANOWIT

103

19

119

94

335

40
33 MUKAH

41

6

68

75

190

20
41 MIRI

884

201

1013

1398

3496

780
42 BINTULU

268

62

313

367

1010

191
43 MARUDI

48

7

57

89

201

32
51 LIMBANG

117

31

98

176

422

103
52 LAWAS

37

24

93

129

283

109
61 SARIKEI

230

55

295

351

931

226
71 KAPIT

233

70

219

364

886

304
TOTAL

6672

1788

7919

10855

27234

5996



Analysis of Volunteer Blood Donors By Category, Race & Sex For 97'


RACE

MALE

FEMALE

TOTAL

Malay

8510

285

8798

Iban

5377

266

5643

Chinese

6984

807

7791

Others

827

26

853

Other Indigeneous

2300

83

2383

Bidayuh

1437

69

1506

Melanau

199

15

214

Foreigner

22

8

30

TOTAL

25,656

1,559

27,215