DONATE BLOOD SAVE LIVES

We are planning to organize Blood Donation Camp on 17th Jan in our society.
Below are some of the statistics which encourage us to organize such events

Every year our nation requires about 4 Crore units of blood, out of which only a meager 40 Lakh units of blood are available.

Basic Requirements to donate blood

• Be in generally good health and feeling well.
• Be at least 18 years of age; upper age 60.
• Weigh at least 110 pounds (45 kg).
• Pulse: 80 to 100 beats/min and regular.
• Temperature: Should not exceed 99.5 (37.5c).
• Blood Pressure: 110/70 to 130/90
• HB : 12+



WHAT TYPE ARE YOU?
FREQUENCY OF BLOOD TYPES
O+ 1 person in 3 O- 1 person in 15
A+ 1 person in 3 A- 1 person in 16
B+ 1 person in 12 B- 1 person in 67
AB+ 1 person in 29 AB- 1 person in 167



The table below indicates the enormous variations of blood donor per 1000 population between different countries.

Switzerland 113 Japan 70 Australia 58
New Zealand 56 Canada 55 UK 40
Greece 3 Singapore 24 Macao 23
Hongkong 27 Korea 22 Spain 21
Jordan 17 Malaysia 13 Zimbabwe 10
Mexico 10 New Guinea 9 Fiji 9 China 4
Philippines 7 Brazil 2 India 4