The high season in tourism is in full swing, urging Phuket RBC and Vachira Phuket Hospital to do whatever is in their power to replenish the island’s blood reserves.
Concerns about a severe shortage of blood for transfusions in Phuket remain high amid the high number of road accidents and other emergencies.
According to the national road-safety agency ThaiRSC, 11 people died in road accidents in Phuket from Jan 1-12 (compared to 14 deaths during the whole month of January in 2023). Nearly 1,000 were hospitalised after road collisions during the same 12-day-long period (compare to 2,040 during the 31 days of January in 2023).
As the demand for blood transfusions is high, all people are welcome, though RH-Negative donors are in the highest demand.
Phuket RBC invites donors to visit various locations across the island throughout January. The Phuket Red Cross outreach campaign schedule for the month is as follows:
- Jan 16 – noon-6pm – Lotus’s Extra (Samkong)
- Jan 16 – noon-6pm – Lotus’s Thalang
- Jan 18 – 1pm-4pm – Patong Bay Hill Resort
- Jan 18 – noon-6pm – BigC SuperCenter (Bypass Rd)
- Jan 19 – noon-6pm – Lotus’s Thalang
- Jan 19 – noon-6pm – Lotus’s Extra (Samkong)
- Jan 23 – noon-6pm – Lotus’s Thalang
- Jan 23 – noon-6pm – BigC SuperCenter (Bypass Rd)
- Jan 25 – noon-6pm – Thai-Nepali Association (Kathu)
- Jan 25 – 11am-3pm– Premium Outlet (Bypass Rd)
- Jan 26 – 1pm-4pm – Phuket Airport Office Building
- Jan 27 – 2pm-6pm – Lotus’s Thalang
- Jan 29 – 2pm-6pm – Central Phuket Floresta;
- Jan 29 – 1pm-4pm – GWM Phuket (Heroines Monument);
- Jan 30 – noon-6pm – Lotus’s Extra (Samkong)
- Jan 30 – noon-6pm – Lotus’s Thalang
People can also donate blood directly at the Phuket RBC in Phuket Town:
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday – 8.30am to 4.30pm;
- Tuesday, Thursday – 8.30am to 8pm;
- Saturday, Sunday and Public Holidays – 9am to 3pm;
- Telephones – 076-251178 ext. 2 or 081-9588854.
- Facebook – Phuket RBC and Region Phuket NBC.
Vachira Phuket Hospital conducts its own outreach campaign. The dates, times and locations are as follows:
- Jan 15 – 10am-3pm – Big SuperCheap (Rassada)
- Jan 16 – 10am-3pm – HomePro Thalang
- Jan 17 – 10am-3pm– Wichit Municipality
- Jan 18 – 10am-3pm – Thepkrasattri Municipality
- Jan 19 – 1pm-4pm – Plook Panya School
- Jan 23 – 10am-3pm – HomePro Chao Fa
- Jan 24 – 9.30am-3pm – Phuket Technology College
- Jan 25 – 10am-3pm – Thalang District Office
- Jan 26 – 10am-3pm – Lotus’s Chalong
- Jan 29 – 10am-3pm – Holiday Inn Patong;
- Jan 30 – 10am-3pm – Phuket Muslim Wittaya School
- Jan 31 – 10am- 3pm – Marriott Merlin Beach (Patong)
People can also contribute on any day directly at Vachira Phuket Hospital, located on Yaowarat Rd in Phuket Town.
- Monday to Friday – 8.30am to 8pm;
- Weekends and holidays – 8.30am to 3pm;
- Telephone – 076-361234 ext 1287;
- Facebook – Blood Bank, Vachira Phuket Hospital.