CARD MRI donates 23 bags of blood to PNRC

Two bloodletting activities were recently done by CARD MRI in partnership with the Philippine National Red Cross (PNRC) in Pagsanjan and San Pablo City respectively. The said activity is spearheaded by CARD Inc. Pagsanjan Unit and CARD MRI Community Development Group’s Microfinance and Health Protection (MaHP) program .

A total of 23 bags of fresh blood were collected from volunteer CARD MRI members and staff who qualified from the 60 volunteers during the said joint community project of CARD MRI and PNRC.

According to the PNRC, “Blood donation helps save lives. The need for blood is great. On any given day, more than two thousand of blood units are transfused to patients in our country. Some may need blood during surgery; while others depend on it after an accident or because they have a disease that requires blood components. The Philippine Red Cross approximately supplies one-fourth of the country’s national blood requirements.”

This is just the first step for CARD MRI. It expressed willingness to donate more blood and support PNRC’s advocacy as this underlines the thrust of the institution to provide assistance to all its member and staff during uncertainties.