Thais urged to donate blood to mark King Rama IX’s birthday
Public invited to give blood at donation centres nationwide throughout December in memory of beloved late king
The Thai Red Cross Society has called on Thais to donate blood on His Majesty the late King Rama IX’s birthday, December 5.
The agency is organising a campaign for those who miss the beloved king to donate blood throughout the month of December.
It said Thais can give blood at the Thai Red Cross Society head office on Henri Dunant Road in Bangkok’s Pathumwan district or at seven fixed blood donation service stations as well as 11 mobile stations in major shopping malls across the city.
In the rest of the country, donors can give blood at Thai Red Cross branches in Lop Buri, Chonburi, Ratchaburi, Nakhon Ratchasima, Khon Kaen, Ubon Ratchathani, Nakhon Sawan, Phitsanulok, Chiang Mai, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Songkhla and Phuket.
Donations can also be made nationwide at hospitals with Thai Red Cross blood transfusion services.
The Thai Red Cross Society noted that King Rama IX had opened the country’s first blood donation service at the Queen Saovabha Memorial Institute in Bangkok on November 12, 1953. The late king also opened the society’s current blood donation headquarters.
