@Suzanne *****

I am an Expat Volunteer who is trying to save someone's life.

We need eligible donors who live in Thailand.

I have listed the eligibility requirements on the post and have informed those donors from the United Kingdom,France and Ireland who may have lived in the vCJD areas, that they are Welcomed Back at the National Blood Centre

I fully appreciate your suggestion that people fly to Canada to donate. However, that doesn't help the patient here.

@Suzanne *****

Canada does NOT accept donors from the United Kingdom

@Suzanne *****

Canada does not accept donors from the United Kingdom, France or Ireland.

It isn't "discrimination".

Thailand does accept. They are one of the first non-European countries to do so.

However, only at the National Blood Centre in Bangkok that has the capability to process the blood. Smaller blood banks do not have the capability

@Amy ******

Thank you 😊

If you are from the United Kingdom 🇬🇧, France 🇫🇷 or Ireland 🇮🇪 and lived there from 1980-1996... those years of the mad cow disease. Then the only location is the National Blood Centre on Henri Dunant Rd. Near Sam Yan metro. They are specially processing the blood

If you were not there during those years, I think the Emporium Mall may be your closest. There is a red cross location somewhere in that mall. I have only been to the National Blood Centre.

This is the donor registration form from the Thai Red Cross. Question #35.

If you lived in the UK, France or Ireland from 1980 to 1996, you were certainly exposed to the spike protein that causes "mad cow disease". Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease is the correct term. If you check YES to question #35, then you may ONLY donate at the National Blood Centre in Bangkok on Henri Dunant. They are specially processing the blood. Because of the Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease.

Everyone else, who did NOT live in the effected region, may donate at ANY Thai Red Cross location. In Phuket, or the Thai Red Cross location in Bangkok at the Emporium Mall, etc.

This is why the instructions in the post read

"Donors from the United Kingdom 🇬🇧, France 🇫🇷 and Ireland 🇮🇪 who lived in the vCJD "mad cow disease time-frame" from 1980-1996 are Welcomed Back at the National Blood Centre in Bangkok on Henri Dunant Rd ONLY. Special processing for blood.

@Suzanne *****

Age Restrictions are put in place by almost every country in the world. Those countries that do not specifically write age limits, will disqualify older first-time donors.

As we age our ability to replenish red blood cells reduces. It is to protect the donor's health.

Every Country has rules to protect both the Donor's Health and the Patient's health.

@Suzanne *****

IF someone is from the UK France or Ireland they can donate at the National Blood Centre on Henri Dunant Rd ONLY. Special processing for blood.

Everyone else, can donate at any Thai Red Cross location anywhere in Thailand

@Suzanne *****

. The regions impacted by the vCJD disease are the UK, France and Ireland. From 1980 to 1996.

Most countries in the World do not accept those donors.

Every other country is not restricted, such as the USA, Germany, China, etc... as these areas were not Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease areas. "Mad Cow Disease".

@Suzanne *****

Donors from the UK who lived during mad cow disease period in that region are nor accepted by the majority of the World.

Thailand does accept. Only at the National Blood Centre in Bangkok due to special processing