Nurses establish donor army with a click

[KKOB]

Two Turkish nurses have resorted to the power of social networking sites on the Internet to find donors for the needs of their child patients, and the move has met with a considerable degree of success.

Nurses establish donor army with a click - Hürriyet Daily News and Economic Review

 

[judi]

I guess then that there isnt a regular blood donor service in Turkey and that blood is donated as needed which must be really challenging for all concerned - not knowing if you can get the blood when its needed so this is great news!

 

[KKOB]

There is a donor service in some areas but it's not as well supported as the UK's National Blood Transfusion Service. You'll very often hear announcements on the town and village tannoy systems asking for people of a particular blood group to quickly go to the local hospital to donate blood following a serious accident.

 

[shirleyanntr]

hi Judi,there is a donor system of sorts! A couple of months ago there was also a very good thread on the Forum about blood donors..im useless at posting the link..maybe KKOB will do it.
Sometimes you will hear loudspeakers in the town asking for donors especially when its a rare type. Families also look for donors themselves.
the Turkish Red Cresent..the equivalent of the Red Cross are active in educating donors. This year they held a Blood Donor day(in june)
Turkish Red Crescent Society :: Blood Services site is also in english.

 

[KKOB]

Click on this link to see the thread

http://www.turkishliving.com/forums/forum-suggestions-feedback/24007-blood-donors-turkey.html