Thai Red Cross clarifies charge for donated blood

Thai Red Cross clarifies charge for donated blood
In April, individuals donate body at the National Blood Center in Bangkok. ( Image: Somchai Poomlard )

Donated body sent to clinics across the nation is not for sale, according to the Thai Red Cross Society’s National Blood Center, but recipients must pay a service fee.

After a Facebook message stated that the Thai Red Cross Society was collecting heart from contributors free of charge but facilities were charging consumers 2, 100 baht for each bag of body, the reason was posted on the website of the National Blood Center.

The center claimed that the information was false and distorted the information.

According to the center, the 2, 100 ringgit is not for the body but rather for a service fee that is set by the Comptroller General’s Department.

Body bags, test tubes, solutions for blood group tests, blood parting solutions, labs, storage, and quality control are just a few of the services that are covered by the service charge.

The center claimed that the discipline is consistent with the goals of the International Red Cross and the World Health Organization, both of which aim to end the blood trade.