Blood donation drive on campus well-received

The blood donation mobile unit from the National Blood Centre (PDN) that was at campus between 13 to 14 April received an encouraging response from Taylorian students and lecturers.

PDN’s blood donation mobile unit on the first day of the event.

Sixty packs of blood were successfully collected over the two-day blood donation event on campus.

According to the organiser Nor Shahila Mohamad Razak from the Centre for Languages Department of Liberal Arts and Humanities, a total of eighty-six people had signed up to be donors, which made up of mostly students and a couple of staff members.

However, twenty-six people did not manage to donate due to certain factors.

First timer Allena Pang, who is an architecture student, shared that she actually tried to donate her blood a few times before in the past, but was not able to because she had iron deficiency.

“It is actually a fun experience, so I would definitely encourage others to donate their blood since you are also returning a favour to society by helping those in need of blood,” Pang said.

The medical officer in charge of the blood unit Dr. Ateeqah Azman said that the public should not be afraid to come forward and donate their blood.

“If you see the size of the needle, you might get a little scared but we will make sure it is as painless as possible because we will give you an anaesthetic that numbs the area,” she said, adding that the process only takes 15 minutes.

Taylor’s University has been collaborating with PDN to bring blood donation mobile units onto campus since 2015.

The collaboration had to be temporarily halted for two years due to the Covid-19 pandemic.