Blood Donation

Our Raven BDC donated a bottle of type B blood at December 31st 2007 to a patient who was waiting for operation for her ectopic pregnancy. She lives in 2nd Street of 18th Quarter, at South Dagon Township. Raven BDC donated 2 bottles of B type blood at December 30th. The guardians of the patient asked for 2 more bottles the next day.

There wasn't enough members at the new branch of Raven BDC in East District of Yangon. So, they had to ask for help to the West District BDC to send volunteer donors that has B type blood at 9:30 AM on December 31st. Unfortunately, there wasn't enough donors at the West District club either (some were at work, some were still under due to donate again, etc.). At last, two donors were found and Raven BDC & donors went out to the Hospital and got to the South Okkalapa Women and Children Hospital by 2 PM. When we tested the blood pressure of the donors before the transfusion, one didn't have high enough blood pressure. Therefore, he wasn't able to donate. The other one and the member waited to test for contageous diseases at the blood bank for more than half-an-hour. After the test, Raven BDC treated the donor with lunch since the donor hadn't eaten anything. After the lunch, we got back to the hospital to find the test results. There, we started the transfusion process. At 3:30 PM, the transfusion was done so, the doctor treated the donors with drinks. The guardians of the patient also gave us cold drink bottles as presents. After that, Raven BDC members sent the donor home and got back to our domain by 4 PM in the evening. This is the report of the last donation done for the year 2007.

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Blood Donation

Our Raven BDC donated three bottles of A type blood on November 26th 2007. The patient was a 10-years-old boy from Toon Tay Township in Pyaw Bwe, who was admitted at the Children's Hospital with Dengue fever. The boy's father called the head of Town council of Toon Tay to help him find a blood donor for his son. The head of town council looked for one in Toon Tay. However the blood type was one barrier that they couldn't jump over. The head of town council had seen us donating blood, so he called us to help donate three bottles of A type blood for the boy. It was 7 PM when he called.

Therefore, Raven BDC searched for the suitable donors and went to the Children's Hospital at 7:45 PM. We got there at 8 PM and looked for the child there. Those attending the child patient, the grandfather and grandmother of the boy, were quite amazed and overjoyed by our arrival, and they didn't know that the donors were asked for by their town council head from Toon Tay.

As usual, the blood bank at the Children's hospital was closed already. So, the doctors from another ward who were in-duty that day at night measured the blood pressure and took the blood sample. This was done by 8:15 PM. We waited at the hospital for the results after that and the results came out at 8:45 PM. After we got the result, we had to wait for the doctors to finish attending the patients at their assigned ward. At 9:15 PM, the blood transfusion started and it ended around 9:30 PM. We sent the donors back home after that. We gave out our Raven BDC pamphlets to make sure that the doctors would be able to contact us when in immediate need of blood arises at the hospital.

Blood Donation

Raven BDC donated a bottle of type A blood at November 23rd 2007. The patient was a 82-years-old male from Asia Royal Hospital. He lives in Pazuntaung Township, Yangon. He was suffering from Liver cirrhosis. We also donated one O type blood at October for this same patient.

At November 22nd, the guardian asked for a bottle of O type blood in the morning asking for the donor to be present at Asia Royal Hospital for blood testings. So, we looked for a donor and went to the hospital with a member at 7:30 PM. A sample of blood was taken out to test for blood type and diseases. As usual, the blood results were to be out the next day. Therefore, we sent the donor home that day.

On November 23rd 12:00 noon, the results were out already. We took the donor to Asia Royal hospital and had to wait there for sometime for whatever the reason that we didn't know. We felt as if we were ignored intentionally for no reason. The blood donor should be acknowledged as an important person since he/she's is not a patient, and plays a critical role in saving the patient's life. Finally at 2 PM, the blood transfusion started. It ended at 2:30 PM. Raven BDC sent the donor home and we reached our domain by 3 PM.

Blood Donation

On November 14th 2007, a guardian of a patient contacted us to donate AB type blood claiming that a friend from Meditation Camp at Thanlyin Bogyoke Village gave out the Raven BDC. It was told that if in need of blood, Raven BDC could be asked for blood donation anytime. So, the guardian just wanted to ask for help although the blood wasn't needed that time (14th November). We were told that the guardian would like us to help find a donor when the blood was needed for the patient who was an 11-years-old girl suffering from Dengue fever and was admitted to Yangon General Hospital (a.k.a, Japan Hospital) for that. Her address on the hospital form was Zine Ganine South, Pago Division.

On November 15th morning, the patient's guardian called to say there was no immediate need of blood yet till then. Dengue fever's nature is that the patient might need blood anytime while suffering from it and it's unpredictable. So, as we thought, at 2 PM in the evening, we were told that the patients needed blood then. The member, who's the donor himself, drove to the Japan Hospital. The donor took the necessary official forms asking for blood at the blood bank from the patient's guardians and went to the Yangon General Hospital's blood bank to do the blood transfusion. When the donor got there, the blood was tested, the blood pressure was measured and the blood transfusion started at 2:30 PM. Everything was done by 3 PM and the donor came back to Raven domain from the blood bank.

Blood Donation

We donated a bottle of A type blood at November 9th, 2007. The blood bank called Raven BDC to donate a bottle of AB type blood at around 11 AM. The patient was a 21-years-old lady who lives at Mahar Myine in North Dagon Township. She was suffering from Dengue fever and was admitted to Yangon General Hospital. A decade ago, Dengue fever was regarded as children's disease but now, it has been seen in many adults lately.

After we got the call, we contacted the AB type blood donor. Since AB type blood is naturally very rare, we had to grab the donor at his snack bar. At 12 noon, Raven BDC and the donor got to the blood bank. We took to necessary forms and did the tests. The blood sample was taken out at 1 PM to test for diseases tranferrable by blood. After the results were out, the transfusion started at 2 PM in the afternoon and ended at 2:30 PM. Raven BDC members sent the donor back home and all of us got back to the Raven domain at 3 PM.

Blood Donation

Today Raven BDC was able to donate A type blood and AB type blood, a bottle each. A type blood was for the 46-years-old Japanese patient whom we donated at October 26th. Doctor Daw Thida Aung (Incharge) from blood bank, National Blood Department called for another bottle of blood at October 28th. She also mentioned that since the blood would be taken out with machine, it would be better if the person has experience in this type of blood transfusion. The suitable donor hadn't waited long enough to do another donation but after the doctor confirmed that it was ok for the donor to do another donation, we called up the donor to make appointment for the blood donation at October 29th.

At 10:30 Am on October 29th, the A type blood donor and two members from the Raven BDC went to the blood bank. After measuring the blood bank, we waited for the results for the blood results. On 10:45, the guardians of a 23-years-old patient admitted to the blood ward from South Zine Ganine of Pago Division asked to donate a bottle of AB type blood from the members who were at the hospital that time. Luckily, a member who was there has AB type blood so, we were able to donate blood to the new patient at that same day. Therefore, the blood transfusion for AB type blood started first at 11 AM in the morning. The A type blood was taken by machine at 12 noon. At 2 PM, all the transfusions were done so, we came back from the hospital. The donor got back home at 3:30 PM in the evening.

Blood Donation

The Raven BDC donated a bottle of O type blood at October 28th. The patient who needed blood was the grandfather of the member Love2Hate from Native Myanmar Forum's Wave of Light Social Work's group. The patient lives in Pazuntaung Township and he's 82-years-old. He was admitted at Asia Royal Hospital for liver disease. Raven BDC helped donate blood to this patient once before.

The patient's guardian called Raven BDC asking if we could provide a bottle of O type blood the next day, which was October 27th. So, we searched for a volunteer donor and replied that we would be able to help them. At October 28th, 9 AM in the morning, Raven BDc and the donor went to Asia Royal Hospital. At 9:30 Am in the morning, the sample blood was taken from the donor for testing. The blood results from the lab came out a few minutes after 11:00 AM. As soon as we got the results, the blood transfusion started. It was done by 12:30 PM at noon. The donor was sent home by us and we reached back to Raven BDC domain at 1 PM.

Blood Donation

Raven BDC donated a bottle of A type blood at October 26th. It was a Japanese patient who was admitted at Yangon General Hospital for Leukimeia. Raven BDC weren't able to collect any data of the patient other than that. It was told that he's a foreigner. It felt wrong to be left out from getting necessary information from the patient like that. Why weren't the donor and our Raven BDC who facilitated in the event permitted to get these informations? It was a weakness of performance in the official procedures that must be carried out for the Raven BDC and the group didn't like the patient's secretiveness. Since it's saving a life, we donated blood without a fuss but it was difficult to keep a record about the donation.

Dr. Daw Thida Aung (Incharge) from National Blood Department called us asking if we could donate a bottle of A type blood with blood transfusion machine at 6 PM on October 25th. So, Raven BDC members and the donor went to the blood bank on 9 AM at October 26th. The blood was tested at 10 AM in the morning. At 11 AM, the blood result was out so, it was piped out with the machine. Since the machine only the plasma and the platelets are taken from the donor's blood and the components are parted out and sent back into the donor, it takes longer. The donation ended at 2 PM in the evening.

Blood Donation

Raven BDC donated a bottle of A type blood at October 25th. The patient was a 45-years-old lady who was admitted at Yangon General Hospital for Renal , the same patient that asked for blood at October 23rd.

At 2:30 PM on that day, we were informed that more blood was needed for the patient. So, Raven BDC searched for and took a volunteer donor to the hospital. We had to wait at the hospital when we got there because it wasn't time to do the transfusion yet. At 4 pm, the patient's guardian met us with the official forms needed for the blood donation and we went to the blood bank. The necessary procedures (testing for blood type, blood pressure, contagious diseases etc.) The blood transfusion started as soon as the results came out at 5:30 PM. Raven BDC took the donor home after the transfusion and we got back to the club at 6 PM in the evening.

Blood Donation

Raven BDC donated a bottle of A type blood at October 24th. The patient was a 75-years-old male who was admitted at Yangon General Hospital for Renal . He lives in Aung Lan Township, Htae Pin Village. A senior nurse from Cancer ward gave out Raven BDC's number so, the patient's family was able to contact us.

At 4:30 PM, the patient's family called Raven BDC stating the need of A type blood donor. At 5 pm, Raven BDC took a donor to Yangon General Hospital. There at the Renal Ward, the donor went through all the necessary tests. After that, we took the official forms needed for the blood donation and from there we went to the blood bank. The blood transfusion started when the results came out. At 6:30, it was done so, Raven BDC took the donor home after the transfusion. We got back to the club at 7:30 PM.

Blood Donation

Raven BDC donated a bottle of A type blood at October 23rd. The patient was a 45-years-old lady who was admitted at Yangon General Hospital for Renal . She lives at Man-Pyay 3rd street, in Thar Kay Ta Township. At 5:30 PM on October 22nd, a member of the patient's family called to Raven BDC asking if we could help him find someone to donate AB type blood for the patient. We were able to reply that we certainly could.

On the next day, October 23rd, Raven BDC took a donor who has AB type blood to Yangon General Hospital at 10 AM in the morning. There, we took the official forms needed for the blood donation procedures and from there we went to the blood bank. At 10:30 AM, the blood type testing was done and the sample blood was sent to the lab. The results from the lab came out at 11:30 noon. So, the blood transfusion started. It ended at 12:30 PM. Raven BDC took the donor home after the transfusion.

Announcement

Raven Blood Donor Club
Announcement
(October 15th, 2007)

1. Raven blood donor club was established, in July 2006, with the aim of supplying and donating the blood to the patients who are in a need of blood while they are being treated and cured in hospitals and clinics in Yangon. Since there till now, social works are performed ignoring politics, religions and races.
   
   
2. The club members are youths who purely volunteer put their intensities only on social works regardless of the money.
   
   
3. Raven blood donor club is not under any of other social organizations, UN related organizations, International NGOs. Social works are being performed legally with the donated money.
   
   
4. According to National health project ( 2006-2011 ), there is a part stating that is to support and promote the health care of the nation with the cooperation of Non-government social organizations. Raven blood donor club is giving a hand in developing National health project.
   
   
5. Over one hundred and forty blood bottles were donated to the patients in National hospitals such as Yangon Central Hospital. Yangon Western Hospital, Children hospital, North Oakkalapa Hospital, Central Women Hospital, No.(2) Army Hospital(Dagon), and private specialized medical centers such as Shin Par Ku, Baho Si, Asia Royal, UHC, without collecting any money from them.
   
   
6. In such blood donations, miscellaneous expenses such as blood testing, blood bags, transportation fees, food and drinks are used and given out by only donation money. The club has never collected money from any patient.
   
   
7. Doctors, nurses, Dr.Daw Thida Aung from National blood center, staffs from Blood Bank, Other social organizations and patients appreciate the club since such social works were operated in anywhere, at anytime, for any race and for anyone who is rich or poor.
   
   
8. Sadly, the club has been informed that some top members of a Semi-NGO of Ahlone who envy the popularity of the club did a report anonymously to the Ahlone Police station in October. According to the real meaning behind the report, the club has been persuading and recruiting the youths in order to act the political tasks.
   
   
9. Patients, blood donors, volunteer staffs and red-cross members are relating to the clubs to function blood donation and search people who are willing to donate blood. Such people involve in the activities not because of political scenarios, but because of their humanity and passions to help to the public.
   
   
10. The club members are puzzled because there are people who want to devastate those kindly social works in spite of giving a hand to the new generation youths who are really into helping the public. We hold a belief that it is a shame to raise and trigger that type of untrue report by taking mislead advantages on friendliness with the township authorities and organizations.
    
    
11. In taking considerations of such a shameful false report, the club strongly criticizes similar actions. Therefore, The Raven blood donor club announces that the club would legally still perform the events of social works such as blood donation.

Blood Donation

Our Raven BDC donated a bottle of type A blood at October 11th, 2007. A 19-years-old girl who lives in Ahlone Township was the patient that needed blood after giving birth.

The patient's family has asked for help since the day before at the Raven BDC domain. Raven BDC had listed the O blood donors at that that so, we were able to give a positive answer to the family. Therefore, at 10:30 AM on October 11th, Raven BDC sent the donor to the Women's General Hospital where the donor went through the necessary procedures before donating blood. The results came out at 11:30 AM and the blood transfusion started. After everything was done, Raven BDC sent the donor home. We reached back to the club at 12:30 PM.

Blood Donation

Our club happened to donate a bottle of AB blood at October 9th, 2007 to a 3-years-old child patient from Bahan Township, who was in Children's hospital for Dengue fever. The parents asked once whether we could wait at the hospital overnight for blood transfusion at last October 3rd but it turned out that the blood transfusion wasn't needed anymore.

This time a parent came to the club at 8:30 pm to ask whether the donor could stay overnight to donate blood like last time. So, a member and a donor went to the hospital with the parent and they arrived at the hospital by 9 pm. They waited at the hospital the whole night and at 4:30 am the next morning, they were informed that the blood transfusion was needed then. The necessary tests were done and they waited for the test results to come out. The results were normal so the transfusion was done immediately. Both the donor and the member got back to their destinations by 7 am. This time it was worthy to wait the whole night at hospital.

Blood Donation

Our Raven BDC donated one bottle of A type blood at October 8th, 2007 to a 3-years-old child from Pathein who was being hospitalized at Children's Hospital for Leukaemia. The parents called from the hospital at 3 pm asking whether we could provide them with A type blood. We called up the donor but the donor wasn't at home. While we waited for the donor to call back, the parents came to the club to ask for help so, we had to comfort them by telling them that we would bring the donor to the hospital as soon as possible and that they could go back and wait at the hospital. One member called up the donor and luckily, the member was home then so, we could inform the donor about the need at the hospital. When the donor arrived at the club, a member and the donor went out the hospital and both were there by 4 pm. The doctors measured the blood pressure and did the necessary tests. As soon as the blood results were out, which were normal, the blood transfusion was done. It started at about 4:30 pm and everything was done by 5 pm. After that, the donor was sent back home.

Blood Donation

Our Raven BDC was able to donate one bottle of A type blood at October 5th, 2007. The patient who needed it was as 37-years-old male from Thayet Kone village located inside Kawa Township in Pago Division. He was being hospitaled in Yangon General Hospital for Gastric Bleeding.

Because we were asked if we could donate A type blood at 7:30 pm from Yangon General Hospital, we contacted the donor and went out to the hospital at 8 pm. The hemoglobin percentage in blood and blood pressure were measure when we got there. The results of all the tested needed to do before donating blood came out at 9 pm. The results came out normal so the blood transfusion started. When it was done, the donor was sent home by the patient's family.

Blood Donation

Raven BDC donated 1 bottle of type A blood at October 3, 2007. The patient was an 8-years-old girl from Myaung Mya who was being administered at the Children's Hospital for a blood disorder. Actually we weren't there for her. We were there for another patient also hospitalized in the same hospital as her but fortunately for her, the parents found out about us and asked for our help so, we were able to donate blood for the girl.

The children's hospital called Raven BDC for a bottle of AB blood at 12 noon on that day, and we gladly could reply to the hospital that there was a donor available at that time. The patient's family asked if the donor could stay overnight. So, we told the family to call us back at about half-an-hour and asked the donor if he wish to stay overnight to donate blood and the donor wanted to help in any way necessary. So, we were able to reply the positive answer back to the family. Raven BDC took the donor to the Children's hospital at 4 pm in the evening and waited there together with the donor.

While we were waiting, it was informed that another patient was in need of a bottle of type A blood and asked if we could help. So, one member took the responsibility to find a donor for that case. That member went back to the Raven BDC to find the donor and came back to the hospital with the donor at 5 pm. The blood pressure was tested and at 6:30 pm, the blood transfusion started when the necessary test results were out. By the time the transfusion ended, it was already 7 pm and Raven BDC sent the donor home. The AB blood donor waited at the hospital with a member from Raven BDC whole night but it was informed at 6 am the next morning that the blood transfusion is no longer needed. So, the member and the donor took a cab back home. Although the AB blood donor who waited the whole night didn't get the chance to donate blood, we were able to provide one bottle of A type blood to the needed one.

Blood Donation

Raven BDC donated one bottle of type A blood at October 2nd 2007. The patient was a 2-years-old Karen child admitted at the Children's Hospital with a Blood disorder who lives in Hin Thar Kone Village of Bagon Division.

The patient's parents called in from the Children's hospital at about 1:00 pm in the afternoon asking whether if Raven BDC could provide a bottle of A type blood. So, we searched for a volunteer donor and a member of the BDC took the donor to the Children's hospital. At the hospital, the blood pressure was measured and only at around 3 pm that the donor's blood was sent for testing. At 4:30 pm, the test results were out. The blood was in perfect condition so, at 5 pm they did the actual blood donation. After that, the donor was treated and sent home by us, Raven BDC.

Health Education Seminar

At 9th of August, Raven Blood Donor Club has conducted a seminar about Hepatitis B and Reproduction Health in Mya Thein Gi Nun residence, Pearl new town, Mingalardon township.

Mya Thein Gi Nun residence is not an orphanage, but a learning place for the children who have been facing difficulties in their education. It was established since Year 1360 according to Myanmar Calender. There were 32 nuns and 35 children at the time of establishment. At first, it must have interlinked with another Nun residence from Pyi Road. The Mya Thein Gi Nun residence has been approved by the government at 19th of May 2002. It was opened as a Nun-teaching school for girls. Being a post-primary school, the children can learn only from primary 1 to primary 7. It mainly focused on girls, and boys can attend only in junior classes. 368 students and 50 nuns have been learning in 2006-2007 Academic Year. Children are accepted since from 3 years old. The nun residence pays all the expenses of Education for the children. It also takes the responsibility for clothings and health of the children beside the education.

Members were informed to go to the nun residence at 9:00 in the morning. However, one member could not manage to come on time. Therefore, a taxi was hired and started leaving at 10:00 a.m. Transportation fees was 8,000 Kyats. The car could not reach to the nun residence directly, so three members including me hired a trishaw to reach to there. A friend live in a place on the way going to the residence. It was 1,200 Kyats for two trishaws. The nuns asked whether the seminar would be conducted first or have the meals first.

We said that the seminar would be held first. The arranged place for the seminar were observed, and it was found out unsuitable. Therefore, students of primary 4 to secondary 7 were placed in the two-stories building.

Health Education Seminar for Hepatitis B was started, and the students participated in the Q&A session. Total duration was about 50 minutes.

In the same building, two groups were formed according to the gender after the seminar. A male teacher and a female teacher shared knowledges of Reproduction and Health to the boy students and the girl students respectively. Virginity period was the main focused topic. It included physical changes, mental changes and environmental changes. Girls were given knowledge about Menstruation Cycles.

The seminar was successfully ended at 2:00 p.m. Lunch have been had around 3:30 p.m, and leave the nun residence.

BDC Key Chain

It is been a long time that we have thought about to give souvenir to those who donate blood. It becomes real now. We have been thinking to give Raven BDC keychain to blood donors for every time that they have donated blood. We also discussed wither other members about this. Check the prices at first, and decided to give because we can afford it. Ko MgYoung (Native Myanmar) designed the keychain design. The size is 1.5 x1.5 inch. Take a look at the designs.

Jade Ribbon

Raven Blood Donor Club distributes pamphlets that educate people about Hepatitis-B. The pamphlet is designed by Ko Maung Young from Native Forum. His ideas, creativity and supports help the club to create such a health educational pamphlet. The club would like to thank to the members of Native forum who collect and donate the fund which is needed for the pamphlet. A hundred at Aung Thu Kha Meditation Center in Than Hlyin, A hundred at a donation in Kyite Htaw village of Kawt Mu, a hundred at CBI Library, fifty at MUSFEX group, fifty in Myanmar Info Tech, fifty among the students from MC2. If the educational pamphlets are required, send an email which include address and addressee. The club will send the pamphlets, via mail, as Jade Ribbon action. Most know red ribbon for AIDS. Jade Ribbons represent Hepatitis-B terminating action.