Help! PMI Manokwari Trouble Finding Blood Type AB

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JAKARTA - The Indonesian Red Cross (PMI) Headquarters in Manokwari Regency, West Papua, has difficulty finding blood group AB. Even though this blood type is usually needed for patients with accidents as well as childbirth and surgery. The Head of Blood Donor and Health Division of PMI, Manokwari Rahimi, admits the need for equal blood for each group, but specifically for blood type AB, it is admittedly difficult to find. collect data on the owners of blood types. So if there is a shortage of AB blood, we can contact them," said Rahimi, Monday 15 August. targeting houses of worship.

PMI Manokwari, he said, would also target community organizations and other community activities such as social gatherings to also hold blood donations. He admitted that he was ready to be contacted by mass organizations if he wanted to donate blood. The chairman of PMI Manokwari Yusran Mahdani said that in commemoration of the 77th Independence Day of the Republic of Indonesia a number of activities had been carried out such as social services by providing food and clothing donations and donating blood. On Monday, PMI Manokwari targeted 77 bags of all blood types. Later the blood collected from the donor will be distributed to the Manokwari Hospital.

He hopes that the community will participate in blood donation so that blood needs can be met. He explained that until now there is no UTD at PMI Manokwari but Yusran ensured that the Manokwari Regency Government is willing to help form UTD next year. The existence of UTD can make it easier for the community to donate blood. "We have prepared staff, just give them a little training because they already have the knowledge. We just have to wait for the equipment after that it can run," Yusran was quoted as saying by Antara.