06/06/2020
UP MANILA STUDENTS, PGH NEEDS YOU!
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Sanduguan is a series of Mass Blood Donations organized by the UP Medicine Student Council (MSC), together with the UP Manila University Student Council and various student councils and organizations in coordination with the UP PGH Blood Bank Service. The aim of this effort is to address the critical shortage of blood products in the Philippine General Hospital brought about by travel restrictions caused by the COVID 19 pandemic, especially as the hospital transitions to normal operations. This means that the number of surgical procedures and patient admissions are expected to rise considerably back to pre-COVID 19 levels and therefore considerably increasing demand at a time when stocks of blood products have dropped precipitously.
The MSC, USC, and various student councils and organizations will be working hand in hand to mobilize the student population to donate blood. These donated blood products are crucial to the normal operations of UP PGH and will be used to buffer the expected rise in demand as we wait for normal blood donation levels to rise to pre-pandemic levels.
To maintain safe social distancing practices, only 50 students will be scheduled per donation day. Donors will be texted their respective donation schedule and using the information collected in the screening forms. For students requiring transportation, pick-up points will be set prior to the scheduled donations and the students informed as necessary. A shuttle will also be provided to facilitate the return of the students.
