Rh Negative Blood Database |

In Thailand, most people have a Rhesus positive blood group. This leads to a limited supply of Rhesus negative blood.

We are often getting requests for people who are Rhesus negative to donate blood for people requiring blood transfusion (usually due to trauma or severe illness).

At ISB, we have set up a database of staff who are Rhesus negative and are eligible and willing to donate blood.

We have decided to open this up to the ISB community. Having this database will mean we can email those willing to donate and have the correct blood group when we have a request for blood. It also means that if anyone on the database needs blood we have a list of potential donors. If you are a Rh negative blood group and would be willing at times to donate, please send me an email with your ABO group (and stating you are Rh negative), your gender and your email address and I will add you to the database. Your information will be kept on the database and not given to anyone else. If your type of blood is required we will send you an email in which the recipients are BCC with the details of the required blood donation. You will then have a choice whether you want to follow up with donating or not. If you are on the database there is no pressure for you to donate…..it is always up to you. At anytime you can reply to an email and get your name taken off the database.

To donate you should be:

between the ages of 17-55.
weigh at least 45 kg (99 lbs).

Donating is not advised if you:

Are pregnant or breastfeeding.
Gave birth or had a miscarriage in the past six months.
Had diarrhea in the past seven days.
Had dental treatment in the past three days.
Had major surgery in the past six months or minor surgery in the past seven days.
Have a history of drug use or been imprisoned in the past three years.
Received a blood transfusion in the past year.
Visited any area where malaria is endemic in the past year or actually had malaria in the past three years.
Resided in the UK for more than 6 months during the period 1986-1999.
Have tested positive for hepatitis B or C in the past.
Have asthma, epilepsy, chronic skin disease, chronic cough, tuberculosis, allergies, high blood pressure, heart/kidney/thyroid disease, cancer, bleeding disorder, etc.
Have had ear/body piercings, tattoos made or removed, or acupuncture in the past year.
Have received any vaccinations in the past two months except seasonal Flu vaccine.
Have received a serum injection in the past year