The Society for the Welfare of Information Technology Students (SWITS) continued their next generation of SHARE THE Blood on February 28, 2023, at the CICT AVR. Share the Blood is an event where students can donate their blood, as long as they pass the screening.
โSHARE THE Blood is a tradition started by the SWITS Organization, matagal na. But, pursuing siya ulit sa ganitong klase ng sitwasyon or sa ganitong panahon, is parang naisip kasi namin na mas marami tayong matutulungan. Maraming nangangailangan so parang kaya naman pinursue si Share the Blood is also to help other people, hindi lang students. Iyon โyung gustong ipakita ni SWITS [na] hindi lang tayo for the colleges, we are also for the betterment of the other people,โ said Mr. Rainiel Dionisio, SWITS President, as to why they continued to pursue the event.
To oversee the occasion, SWITS invited medical professionals and practitioners to help with the blood donation.
โUna sa lahat ay โyung feeling na makatulong ka sa tao kasi nakapagdudugtong ka ng buhay. Pangalawa, para kang nag-cha-change oil; gumaganda ung pakiramdam ng katawan mo kasi napapalitan ng bagong red blood cell ung dugo. So, maganda sa katawan na napapalitan ng bagong red blood cell, tapos , at the same time, na-te-test ang dugo natin kasi pag nag-donate ka na-che-check ung blood type mo. So, kung ikaw ay isang blood donor masasabi mo na healthy ka, kasi pumasa ka sa screening naming; hindi ka anemic. So, na-te-test din and dugo natin for ibaโt ibang klase ng [disease] test tulad ng HIV, Malaria, Syphilis, Hepatitis A and B,โ responded by Melody Faustino, one of the present medical personnel, when asked to encourage the students to donate their blood.
She also said that people can donate their blood every three months since that is the time required for the red blood cells to mature.
The donors received freebies containing food and SWITS Merchandise alongside their donor certificates. – Janella Christine Carrillo
