What is Rh?
Rh is another blood group system aside from ABO. We are familiar with the ABO Blood Group System wherein blood types would be; A, B, O, AB. In Rh Blood Group System, you will be typed as Rh positive/ (+) if you have the Rh antigen, and Rh negative/(-) if none.
In the Philippines, approximately <1% of the population are Rh negative and >99% are Rh positive. Because of inadequacy of Rh negative blood, the Registry was established in 1999.
The Registry
The National Registry of Rh Negative and Other Rare Blood Types has been established to gather all individuals with rare blood types in the country. A joint project of the Rotary Club of Pasig, the Department of Health - National Voluntary Blood Services Program, the Philippine National Red Cross, and the Philippine Association of Rh Negative and Other Rare Blood Types, the Registry aims to make Rh negative blood readily and efficiently available.
How to avail Rh negative blood:
1. Fax the blood request to 02-521-3929 with the following data: (request with incomplete data will not be honored.)
a. Name
b. Age/Gender
c. Citizenship
d. Diagnosis
e. Blood Type
f. No. of Units/Component of Blood
g. Contact person/number/address
h. Requesting physician’s signature
2. Confirm at 02-521-3929 if they receive the blood request. (As soon as the registry receives the blood request, we will look for possible blood donors.)
3. Wait for the proper instruction/advice on the availability of blood.
4. To follow-up your request, you may contact 02-521-3929 or 0918-918-6531.
For inquiries, please contact:
Telefax: 02-5213929
Mobile phone: 0918-9186531
Or visit our office at:
2nd Floor, PNRC building, Bonifacio Drive,
Port Area, Manila
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