An Email from Blood Bank.
Hi Zubair,
Thank you for taking my call this afternoon.
As we discussed, our stocks of B+ blood have been quite high over the past several months, so we’ve begun attempts to better manage this. To put this in perspective, the last time Sohni Dharti members donated in October of 2008, 30% of your members were type B+ blood donors, while 9% of the general New Zealand population have type B+ blood.
There are a number of factors that have moved us to better manage our B+ stocks, but perhaps the most important is consideration of our donors. Blood donors expect their donation to be used to save lives. It would therefore not be ethical for us to ask donors to make a donation if there is a likelihood that that blood will not be used as the donor intends it to be used. For this reason, I’m glad that you have agreed to revisit your request to donate closer to the date of your intended donation in early January. I’ll follow up with you in late November so that we can reassess our stock levels and determine a step forward.
Thank you for your understanding and cooperation. We truly appreciate your support.
Take care,
Tony Nizetich
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