Blood Donation in Bhutan
- Place Where We Can Donate Our Blood
The blood bank of JDWNR Hospital that is the biggest hospital in Bhutan accepts our blood donation.
It is located from less than 10 min from JICA/JOCV Bhutan Office. The blood bank's holiday is Sunday and Govt. Holiday.
I don't know business hours of the blood bank because the staff said "Anytime OK".
The blood bank said there were 4 hospitals that have a blood bank inculude Thimphu's one.
Other 3 blood banks are located in Mongar, Gelephu, Samdrup Jongkhar. But foreigner can't get permission to enter south east area of Bhutan like Gelephu, Samdrup Jongkhar.
- Criteria of Blood Donation and Donor in Bhutan
- Age : 18-60 Years Old
- Weight : 45kg or Above
- Only Whole Blood Donation (normally 250mL), No Apheresis Donation in Bhutan
- More than 3 Months Interval for Next Blood Donation
- Some Other Information
- There is "Donor ID Card" in Bhutan. To issue, picture is needed.
- According to the blood bank staff, exJOCV member introduced "Donor ID Card" for Bhutan.
- Not computer but note(paper) is used to manage donor data.
- If staffs are in rest room, they will offer a cup of tea or a boiled egg to donors.
- My Blood Donation Diary in Bhutan
These pages are Japanese one,
but I add link these pages because I would like to let you see photographs that I've taken or I've been taken.
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