The atmosphere during the blood donation activity

Semarang, September 26, 2022 – As a form of concern for others, the Community Service Division of BEM FISIP Undip 2022 held a blood donation event through the Bloodies or Blood for Buddies program on Monday, September 26, 2022. In collaboration with PMI Semarang city, Bloodies is here with the hope to increase the attention of students and the academic community of Undip FISIP towards social service and service in the form of blood donation.
In addition to celebrating Indonesian Red Cross Day, the implementation of this blood donation also aims to help meet the blood stock at PMI Semarang City. Considering the availability of blood bags in Indonesia, especially the Semarang City area, it has been running low when compared to the population and the demand for blood from the community.
Before the blood donation activity was held, the Community Service Division had conducted a blood donor interest survey. Based on the survey, it was recorded that 83.7% of respondents were interested in donating blood on the grounds that blood donation activities can help increase blood supplies and can help people who need blood.
On the day of implementation, Bloodies took place in the Undip FISIP Auditorium from 08.00 WIB to 12.00 WIB. In this activity, PMI Semarang City assigned 1 (one) doctor and 2 (two) medical officers, who were assisted by 1 (one) logistics and 1 (one) data entry person.
The first flow for this activity is starting from registration by filling out the form provided by the committee. After that, the donor will conduct a health screening in the form of measuring blood pressure and testing for hemoglobin (Hb) levels. Then, donors who meet the criteria to donate are ready to donate blood.

The process of checking the health of blood donor participants

This blood donation activity succeeded in collecting 50 bags of blood from 50 people who voluntarily participated as blood donors. The Chief Executive of the Bloodies program said that some people who registered could not donate blood because they did not meet the existing health criteria. One of the main problems is the low Hb levels of potential donors.
“I hope that this work program can continue and accommodate more donors because it turns out that there is a great interest in people to donate blood. We also hope that in the future this program can run even better,” said Zaky Arkan as the Chief Executive of Blood for Buddies 2022.

Submission of certificates to the PMI  in Semarang City

With the implementation of this program, Zaky hopes that the blood donated by Undip FISIP students can help meet the needs of PMI Semarang City blood bags which can later be distributed to hospitals in Semarang City and its surroundings.

(Naila Fitri by Humas BEM FISIP Undip 2022)