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In conjunction with Malaysia Day, Allianz Malaysia Berhad held their nationwide Blood Donation Drive and Organ Donation Pledge at Mahkota Parade in Melaka on 15 September 2017. 

 

An annual event since 2014, the drive, in collaboration with the National Blood Centre and National Transplant Resource Centre, will be held at six locations from 13 to 26 September 2017 with four locations open to public.  

Hospitals need around 2,000 pints of blood daily to treat 1,000 patients. However, blood donation awareness is still low, with just 2.2 per cent of the entire Malaysian population donating blood last year . Moreover, between 1997 and July this year, only 393,221 people or 1.2 per cent of the 32 million population in Malaysia has pledged to donate their organs. 

“In the spirit of Malaysia Day, we were glad to unite people through the selfless act of donating blood and pledging to donate their organs to help save lives. We were able to garner 42 pints of blood and 25 organ pledges during our drive yesterday and we were glad that the public stepped forward to be part of this cause. We hope that this initiative will raise greater public awareness on the importance of blood and organ donation,” said Nicholas Gue Seng Teck, Melaka and Muar Branch Manager for Allianz General Insurance Company (Malaysia) Berhad. 

The full schedule of locations is as below:

 

Date/Time

Location

Kuala Lumpur

13 September 2017,

10am-4pm

Allianz Malaysia Berhad,

Connect@29, Level 29, Menara Allianz Sentral,

203,  Jalan Tun Sambanthan, Kuala Lumpur.

Langkawi (Open to public)

15 September 2017, 10am-3pm

 

Teow Soon Huat Shopping Mall

A-14-15, Batu 3/4, Pokok Asam, 07000 Pulau Langkawi,

Kedah.

Melaka (Open to public)

15 September 2017,

11am-4pm

 Mahkota Parade

1st Floor (Near Meglio Hair Saloon), No. 1, Jalan Merdeka,

75000 Melaka.

Pahang (Open to public)

16 September 2017,

10.30am-3pm

Semantan Walk,

No. 9, Jalan Sudirman 8, 28000 Temerloh, Pahang.

Perak (Open to public)

23 September 2017, 9am-3pm

Perak State Urban Transformation Centre,

Jalan Dato' Onn Jaafar, Ipoh, Perak.

Kelantan

26 September 2017, 10am-3pm

Allianz General Insurance Company (Malaysia) Berhad

Lot 1184, Ground, 1st, 2nd Floors, Jalan Kebun Sultan,

15350 Kota Bharu, Kelantan.

 

Those interested were encouraged to check their eligibility as a donor at the National Blood Centre’s official website www.pdn.gov.my for blood donation, and the National Transplant Resource Centre’s official website www.dermaorgan.gov.my for organ donation.

Allianz Malaysia also encourages members of the public to head over to their nearest location to support this noble cause. 

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