The Health Bureau (SSM) announced in a statement yesterday that its mobile blood donation vehicle, which normally provides services every Tuesday afternoon, will also operate tomorrow and Friday.
According to the website of the bureau’s Blood Transfusion Centre, the vehicle, which provides services between 1 p.m. and 6 p.m. every Tuesday, is parked at different locations in different weeks. On the first Tuesday of every month, it provides services outside Luso International Bank Building and the Macau Square commercial building on Rua do Dr Pedro José Lobo in Nam Van, while on the second Tuesday it is parked outside Flower City Garden in Taipa.
On the third Tuesday, the vehicle provides services outside Fai Chi Kei Health Centre, while on the fourth Tuesday it is parked outside the Government Service Centre in Areia Preta, according to the website.
The website points out that the mobile blood donation vehicle does not operate on a Tuesday if it is a public holiday.
The Health Bureau’s Blood Transfusion Centre is located on the second floor of Hotline Centre in Nape. The blood donation centre operates one blood donation vehicle.
Yesterday’s statement said that with the aim of ensuring adequate blood supplies during the upcoming Chinese New Year (CNY) period, the mobile blood donation vehicle will also provide services outside Block 31 of the Nova Taipa Garden residential estate between 12 p.m. and 5 p.m. tomorrow and Friday.
The Year of the Dragon begins on Saturday.
Nova Taipa Garden’s Block 31 is situated on the corner of Rua de Seng Tou and Avenida de Kwong Tung. The high-rise building overlooks Taipa Central Park.
This image-editied picture released by the Health Bureau (SSM) yesterday shows its mobile blood donation vehicle parked outside Nova Taipa Garden’s Block 31.
