IPOH: Despite being terrified of needles, Adib Abdul Razak donates blood as soon as each three months as a result of he has a uncommon blood kind.
The 43-year-old salesman mentioned he was advised final yr that his blood, A+ kind JK3, is without doubt one of the rarest blood teams.
“In my family, it is quite common for us to donate blood. In fact, my brothers were among those who encouraged me to donate. My first donation was a few years ago at the National Blood Centre (PDN) in Kuala Lumpur.
“I took part in the donation drive in Ipoh last year and a few days later, I received a call from Hospital Taiping about my blood type and that they are in need of it,” he mentioned after receiving the blood donor award for the uncommon blood class at Raja Permaisuri Bainun Hospital right here yesterday.
Adib, who has 11 different siblings, mentioned every time he donated blood, he would look away from the needle.“Even though I have donated my blood more than 20 times, I still divert my eyes elsewhere when the nurse inserts the needle.
“I kept telling myself that since I don’t have money to donate to help others, the least I could do is to donate my blood,” he mentioned.
“Even if my blood was not rare, I will still donate because I know how much it can help,” he added.
Perak well being committee chairman Mohd Akmal Kamaruddin counseled Adib for his donation.
“In Perak, we only have Adib and another man that shares the same blood type. They will continue to donate for as long as they can.
“I would like to thank Adib and all other donors who continue helping others,” he mentioned.
“Right now, only 2.25% (of the Perak population) are donors, which is still low compared to the national blood donation rate, which is at 2.5%.We hope we can increase it to 2.5% this year.
“I will also suggest to the state religious department to encourage blood donations in their Friday sermons at mosques,” he mentioned, including that about 60,000 baggage of blood are donated yearly within the state, with about 4,800 baggage used month-to-month.
