Seeking Blood Online
Through their Blood For Life community, the people of Banjarmasin have quickly been able to obtain the assistance of blood donors. This has now spread to various corners of Indonesia.
October 26, 2011
DEVIN, 4, lay stretched out on the operating table. Her arm was broken and she needed a blood transfusion quickly. This happened last August, when most of the population was performing the Ramadan fasts. The Indonesian Red Cross (PMI) did not have stock of suitable blood for Devin. Finding a donor was also difficult. Her elder brother Rizky, 27, said those who were fasting would likely be reluctant to donate blood. "It was then 1am, and I panicked
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