Invitation from YDC Singapore

Singapore Red Cross Society hosted the 4th Youth Donor Camp 2008 and two members from RAVEN Blood Donor Club had been officially invited.

This Youth Donor Camp is Regional Camp, this is the first time inviting the blood donors from Malaysia, Myanmar, Thai, Laos, Vietnam, Philippines, Hong Kong, The Republic of China and Pakistan.

As Myanmar participants, 2 members from Myanmar Red Cross and 2 from RAVEN Blood Donor Club had been officially invited. RAVEN Blood Donor Club members were the only invitees to this event besides the Red Cross.

Nargis Relief Operation

We supplied again the food to the Nargis victims from No. 125 Qtr., East Dagon Township on behalf of donors at June 28 2008. The estimated number of benefactors were around 700 people.

Nargis Relief Operation

So far after Nargis, we supplied the rice bags to the people from South Dagon Township (Nyaung Nat Pin Village Group) at June 22, 2008. Firstly we distributed the tokens to each household unit who are very poor and struggling to survive after Nargis. Then we supplied the rice bag, instant noddle, coffee-mix, some clothes and washing powder bag for each token.

Rebuilding after Nargis

Our RAVEN BDC did this sanitation project in Aye Ywar village of Kyimyindine township. We started to buy the materials at June 6. Then we started to build the toilets at June 17. This village is also located at the bank of Hlaing River and there is not much toilets in the village.We built the 4 public toilets in this village as a rebuilding project after Nargis. At June 20 2008, we transferred the toilets to the villagers.

Rebuilding after Nargis

Our RAVEN BDC did this sanitation project in Ought Yone village of Kyimyindine township. We started to buy the materials at June 5. Then we started to build the toilets at June 7. This village is also located at the bank of Hlaing River and there is not much toilets in the village.We built the 4 public toilets in this village as a rebuilding project after Nargis. At June 20 2008, we transferred the toilets to the villagers.

Nargis Relief Operation

We distributed the Water Purification Tablets to the 10 villages from Bogalay Township. We went to Bogalay at June 11, 2008. The list of villages where we did the clean water project are Sat Kyun, Kyain Kyaung Kyi, Kyun Tayar, Khar Chin Kyun, Put Lone Tine, Kyat Pyay, Kyaung Pate, Ma Kyin Myaing, Pate Chaung and La Wyaing Kyun. After we did the project effectively, we returned to Yangon at June 17, 2008.

Rebuilding after Nargis

Our RAVEN BDC did this sanitation project in Satsun village of Kyimyindine township. We bought the woods and other construction materials at June 5. We started to build the toilets at June 11. This village is located at the bank of Hlaing River and there is not much toilets in the village.We built the 4 public toilets in this village as a rebuilding project after Nargis. At June 14 2008 (World Blood Donor Day), we transferred the toilets to the villagers.

Nargis Relief Operation

To survey the requirements, RAVEN BDC went to Laputta township with Handy Myanmar Group who were rebuilding the budget hut in this region. We stayed there from June 7 to June 12 2008. We went around at least 6 villages. These villages are still needing the public toilets.

Nargis Relief Operation

We supplied the food to the Nargis vicitms from No. 125 Qtr., East Dagon Township co-operation with Mya Thandar family at June 8 2008. The estimated number of benefactors were around 350 people. The people in that area did not get any support yet.

Thank you all....

An account of successful medical assistance and relief operations to cyclone victims after one month

After 48 hours cyclone Nargis had devastated, an executive member of RAVEN BDC and a voluntary doctor went to cyclone affected townships in Yangon such as Daw Pone, Tar Kay Ta, South Dagon , Dagon Myothit(North), Dagon Myothit(South). They then made discussions and requested for permission from local monks to provide medical aids and treatments to cyclone victims.

Started from 8th of May 2008 until 7th of June today, in a period of exactly one month, a total of 4275 patients had been treated successfully in 34 areas including various townships in Yangon State and DayDaYae Tsp in Ayyarwady State.

RAVEN DBC would like to thank gratefully to all voluntary doctors who were involved in the relief activities, members of RAVEN DBC, those who donated blood, volunteers, donors who helped us with monetary support to cover our relief expenses, as well as specialists who supported us with technical aids in order for our activities to be successful.

Ko Than Lwin Aung a.k.a Ko Kalaw
Raven Blood Donor Club

Paternity Determination

The blood groups of both father and mother affect the blood group of their child. Every parent might want to know the possible blood type of their child even before giving birth. The various blood groups such as A, B, O are quite complicated to understand if one does not know about them very well. That is because of existence of the O antigen. It is possible for a person to have not only A antigen but also antigen O even though his/her blood type is A. That person is supposed to be AA or AO genotype. Likewise, a person with blood type B can be BB or BP genotype. Although it is recorded on your IC as blood type B, your actual blood group can differ, with the possibility of being an AO type. For example....

Genotype (DNA)	Blood Type
AO or AA	A blood type
AB	AB blood type
BO or BB	B blood type
OO	O blood type

The reason why the blood group of child can be O even both of the parents hold the blood group of A is because of the parents’ genotype being the AO. But the child born by both parents’ blood type being Os can ONLY have the blood type of O. This is because blood type O does not contain any A or B genotype.

The diagram below describes the possible blood groups of the child when the blood type of the father and the mother are known

The above diagram let us know the blood type of the father if the blood type of
the child and the mother are known

That’s all about the parents’ blood types and their child’s possible blood type.

Rebuilding after Nargis

Nargis Relief Operation

Rebuilding after Nargis

Rebuilding after Nargis

Rebuilding after Nargis

Nargis Relief Operation

Our RAVEN club & BBHC Group united to send out two medical teams to East, South & North Dagon Myo Thit since 8th May till today to give free medical assistance to cyclone victims and monks. We started out with one medical team. Later on, many more doctors, medical students and youth volunteers joined us. So, we divided the medical team to two and provided basic medical needs of the public, including the medicines. We sent the people who needed to get X-rayed to clinics near the San Pya Hospital to take X-rays and also guided two patients who needed to be hospitalized to the hospital on our expense. The common health problems seen in cyclone victims were paranoia, common cold, cut wounds, and various dermatological problems like craps.

The medical team provided free medical assistance to the public from morning 10 am to 3 pm in the evening by the permission of the head monks at the monasteries in Several quarters of Dagon Myo Thit Tsp, more specifically No.(55), No.(12), No.(17) and No.(140) quarters in South Dagon Myo Thit, Ywar Thar Gyi in East Dagon Myo Thit, & Myo Oo Pagoda in North Dagon Myo Thit. We also distributed information on basic medical knowledge such as boiling water before drinking and taking good care of personal hygiene, to prevent cholera. We had already given medical assistance to nearly 3000 patients from all around Yangon as to this moment.