{"id":856,"date":"2016-07-09T15:02:33","date_gmt":"2016-07-09T15:02:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/?p=856"},"modified":"2016-07-09T15:02:33","modified_gmt":"2016-07-09T15:02:33","slug":"wanted-vietnamese-rare-blood-types","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/wanted-vietnamese-rare-blood-types\/","title":{"rendered":"Wanted: Vietnamese with rare blood types"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"padding-bottom:20px; padding-top:10px;\" class=\"hupso-share-buttons\"><!-- Hupso Share Buttons - https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/ --><a class=\"hupso_toolbar\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/static.hupso.com\/share\/buttons\/share-medium.png?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" style=\"border:0px; padding-top:5px; float:left;\" alt=\"Share Button\"\/><\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\">var hupso_services_t=new Array(\"Twitter\",\"Facebook\",\"Pinterest\",\"Linkedin\");var hupso_background_t=\"#EAF4FF\";var hupso_border_t=\"#66CCFF\";var hupso_toolbar_size_t=\"medium\";var hupso_twitter_via = \"datebytype\";var hupso_image_folder_url = \"\";var hupso_twitter_via=\"datebytype\";var hupso_url_t=\"\";var hupso_title_t=\"Wanted: Vietnamese with rare blood types\";<\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/js\/share_toolbar.js\"><\/script><!-- Hupso Share Buttons --><\/div><p>As more and more communities are forming worldwide especially in countries where rh negative blood is very rare, our focus today is Vietnam:<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Ng\u00f4 T\u1ea5n Gia Ph\u00fa of Ch\u1ee3 R\u1eaby Hospital\u2019s Blood Transfusion Centre in HCM City, the head of a club for people with Rh-negative blood, formed to deal with emergencies, said:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMany patients have died because of a shortage of blood of these types&#8221;.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_857\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-857\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/rh-negative-blood-vietnam.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/rh-negative-blood-vietnam-300x201.jpg?resize=300%2C201\" alt=\"Between 0.4 and 0.7 per thousand of Vietnamese, a lower rate than many other countries, have Rh-negative blood.  \" width=\"300\" height=\"201\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-857\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/rh-negative-blood-vietnam.jpg?resize=300%2C201&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/rh-negative-blood-vietnam.jpg?w=500&amp;ssl=1 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-857\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Between 0.4 and 0.7 per thousand of Vietnamese, a lower rate than many other countries, have Rh-negative blood.<br \/><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In 2000, a patient with congenital heart disease, for example, was brought to the city\u2019s Heart Institute for surgery, but the operation could not be performed until blood was received from donors.<\/p>\n<p>Although donations were finally collected, the patient died while waiting.<\/p>\n<p>In other cases, doctors have had to contact foreign agencies and hospitals in other countries to ask for rare blood types.<\/p>\n<p>People with these less common blood types have set up clubs in case of urgent need, according to Ph\u00fa.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The southern region\u2019s club at first had 12 members, but now has between 500 and 600.<\/p>\n<p>Even so, the clubs are not enough to satisfy demand.<\/p>\n<p>Many people in the country do not know their blood type, and are unaware there is a need for rare types.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEach person should be tested at healthcare clinics. And it\u2019s even simpler if they volunteer to join blood donation programmes and receive general health exams and tests,\u201d Ph\u00fa said.<\/p>\n<p>If they have a rare blood type, they should join the clubs, he added.<\/p>\n<p>The woman from HCM City who needed a blood transfusion during her pregnancy years ago is now a member of a club managed by HCM City Humanitarian Blood Donation Centre.<\/p>\n<p>The club has called her at least once to donate blood.<\/p>\n<p>At a recent press meeting held in the city, Prof. Dr. Nguy\u1ec5n Anh Tr\u00ed, head of the National Institute of Hematology and Blood Transfusion in H\u00e0 N\u1ed9i, said that before 1993 the nation\u2019s blood supply came mostly from people who sold their blood.<\/p>\n<p>Since then, many blood donation campaigns have been organised, providing nearly 97 per cent of the country\u2019s blood supply.<\/p>\n<p>Last year, around 1.4 million units of blood were collected in the country, an increase of 110.5 per cent compared to 2014.<\/p>\n<p>Blood transfusion centres in the country have also received nearly 55,600 units of platelet cells separated from the blood of donors.<\/p>\n<p>These platelets are needed for patients with certain diseases that lead to a drop in platelet cells, especially dengue fever.  <\/p>\n<p>As a result, more blood donation campaigns have been organised, including the Red Journey effort.<\/p>\n<p>Red Journey plans campaigns this year in 27 provinces and cities, an increase of five compared to last year.<\/p>\n<p>It will also disseminate information about thalassemia, an inherited form of anaemia. Patients with this condition need regular blood transfusions.  <\/p>\n<p>(Source: &#8220;Wanted: Vietnamese with rare blood types&#8221;)<\/p>\n<p>You can also join them on Facebook:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/nhommauhiem.org\" target=\"_blank\">Vietnam Rare Blood Club<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/303704_252791621432902_1031020256_n.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/303704_252791621432902_1031020256_n-300x201.jpg?resize=300%2C201\" alt=\"303704_252791621432902_1031020256_n\" width=\"300\" height=\"201\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-861\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/303704_252791621432902_1031020256_n.jpg?resize=300%2C201&amp;ssl=1 300w, 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class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-864\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/319528_252791854766212_1850037302_n.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/319528_252791854766212_1850037302_n.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/319528_252791854766212_1850037302_n.jpg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/321235_252791791432885_494285912_n.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/321235_252791791432885_494285912_n-300x225.jpg?resize=300%2C225\" alt=\"321235_252791791432885_494285912_n\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-865\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/321235_252791791432885_494285912_n.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/321235_252791791432885_494285912_n.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/321235_252791791432885_494285912_n.jpg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>See also: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/rhesus-negative-friends-and-organizations-worldwide\/vietnam\/\" target=\"_blank\">Rhesus Negative Friends and Organizations Worldwide: <strong>Vietnam<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:20px; padding-top:10px;\" class=\"hupso-share-buttons\"><!-- 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padding-top:10px;\" class=\"hupso-share-buttons\"><!-- Hupso Share Buttons - https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/ --><a class=\"hupso_toolbar\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/buttons\/share-medium.png\" style=\"border:0px; padding-top:5px; float:left;\" alt=\"Share Button\"\/><\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\">var hupso_services_t=new Array(\"Twitter\",\"Facebook\",\"Pinterest\",\"Linkedin\");var hupso_background_t=\"#EAF4FF\";var hupso_border_t=\"#66CCFF\";var hupso_toolbar_size_t=\"medium\";var hupso_twitter_via = \"datebytype\";var hupso_image_folder_url = \"\";var hupso_twitter_via=\"datebytype\";var hupso_url_t=\"\";var hupso_title_t=\"Wanted: Vietnamese with rare blood types\";<\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/js\/share_toolbar.js\"><\/script><!-- Hupso Share Buttons --><\/div>As more and more communities are forming worldwide especially in countries where rh negative blood is very rare, our focus today is Vietnam: Dr. Ng\u00f4 T\u1ea5n Gia Ph\u00fa of Ch\u1ee3 R\u1eaby Hospital\u2019s Blood Transfusion Centre in HCM City, the head of a club for people with Rh-negative blood, formed to deal with emergencies, said: \u201cMany patients have died because of a shortage of blood of these types&#8221;. In 2000, a patient with congenital heart disease, for example, was brought to the city\u2019s Heart Institute for surgery, but the operation could not be performed until blood was received from donors. Although donations were finally collected, the patient died while waiting. 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