Retiring in the Phils

[Terpe]

on the subject of health if you are a rare blood group and need an operation there is a good chance of dying because the hospitals don,t always have the blood in stock and i,m not joking here i,m a member of a few forums out here and the amount of emergency calls that go out for donations scares me big time

There are shortages in UK also.
I heard some kind of interview on BBC news (for what it's worth) and this Doctor was suggesting that the number of blood donors has decreased significantly and that some blood types were extremely difficult find and then to transport in the time needed.
This was all part of a discussion on rationalisation of NHS services. Many specialist services will be consolidated ( that means closed down and relocated)

Do you happen to know the blood types that are difficult in Philippines.
I'm an A

[raynaputi]

Do you happen to know the blood types that are difficult in Philippines.
I'm an A

According to Red Cross PH...

19. What is the most common blood type?
The approximate distribution of blood types in the Philippines population is as follows (though distribution may be different for specific racial and ethnic groups):

O Rh-positive --- 44-46 percent
A Rh-positive --- 22-23 percent
B Rh-positive --- 24-25 percent
AB Rh-positive --- 4-6 percent
Rh-negative group --- Less than 1 percent

http://www.redcross.org.ph/blooddonationfaqs

[Doc Alan]

According to Red Cross PH...

19. What is the most common blood type?
The approximate distribution of blood types in the Philippines population is as follows (though distribution may be different for specific racial and ethnic groups):

O Rh-positive --- 44-46 percent
A Rh-positive --- 22-23 percent
B Rh-positive --- 24-25 percent
AB Rh-positive --- 4-6 percent
Rh-negative group --- Less than 1 percent

http://www.redcross.org.ph/blooddonationfaqs

Thanks for confirming what I said in #21 Rayna