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HSA Update – Dengue and Blood Transfusion : HSA Assures on the Continued Safety of National Blood Supply

The Health Sciences Authority (HSA) would like to assure the public that it has been undertaking all necessary measures to protect the safety of the national blood supply in relationship to the local dengue infection situation, and in view of the recent media reports arising from the incident of dengue virus transmission via donated blood [...]

HSA Update – Precautionary measures to ensure continued safety of national blood supply

In view of the current Chikungunya fever situation in Singapore, the Blood Services Group of the Health Sciences Authority (HSA) is taking additional screening precautionary measures to ensure the continued safety of the national blood supply.

To learn more, please download the document below.

HSA Update (19 September 2008)

Serving the community through blood donation

METTA Hospice Care co-organised a Blood Donation Drive with the Changi Simei Community Club and the Singapore Red Cross at the Metta Building on 15th July 2007. An annual affair since 2002, this Blood Donation Drive marks Metta’s effort to work with the community to serve the less fortunate. The drive attracted about 116 respondents [...]

2 youth ambassadors for National Blood Programme

As reported by Shobana Kesava
938LIVE! Mediacorp Radio
Sat, 25 June 2005

A first-time donor story

The story of a first-time blood donor who tried 3 times before she was accepted for donation.