Ramadan, the Blood Donor Car sambangi Houses of Worship

Jakarta, Indonesia

The car belongs to the Red Cross blood donor Indonesia visited the houses of worship, the mosques and churches, to prevent blood shortages during Ramadan and Eid 1433 H.

"If the current situation (fasting month), then the people who are Muslims perform the night after the donor Tarawih prayers. So, the Red Cross blood donor car put in a big mosque in Jakarta," said PMI Chairman Jusuf Kalla in Jakarta, Friday (27/7).

At noon, the former vice president, the car will be in the churches. According to him, that activity has been running since the beginning of Ramadan.

"It decreases the blood stock is obtained when Ramadan than before," he added.

On the same day, JK also to monitor the blood supply in Jakarta PMI office in Jalan Kramat Raya. After monitoring, JK ensure that there is adequate stock of blood in the blood needs of the country's capital.

"Praise to the present stock of which is sufficient blood two and a half days. So, stock for Ramadan and Eid al-Fitr is safe," he said.

The blood supply in Indonesia is still in a critical stage because of the accumulated blood bags smaller than the requirement of blood bags.

Based on the PMI data, the blood needs in Indonesia in 2010 reached 4.5 million bags per year, while the blood which had collected from donors only 3.5 million bags

Source : Liputan6.com