Phoeurn Picharonai is one of a small group of people who donate blood on their birthday – with August 9 this year her 31st – doing so to safeguard mothers from the dangers of childbirth.
“My mother lost a lot of blood giving birth to me on my birthday, and many other mothers will also need a lot of blood during childbirth.
“So when we celebrate the day on which we were born on this Earth, we should donate blood to save the mothers and babies who may be in need of it,” Pichcharnai said of the rationale behind her generous gesture.
While donating blood helps save the lives of many people around the world every day, it is important that it is only carried out in hospitals, clinics or blood banks in the presence of medical professionals.
Donors must also ensure that they are in good physical condition to avoid passing on any health problems to those in need of blood.
Pichcharnai gives blood at the Angkor Hospital for Children in Siem Reap, with this year not the first in which she will make the more than 100km trip from her home in Banteay Meanchey to do so.
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