Medela Potentia, through its initiative Argon Peduli, collaborated with the Indonesian Red Cross to organize a blood donation event at Titan Center on Wednesday, May 24, 2023. As part of Medela Potentia's regular agenda, this initiative aimed to contribute to the national blood supply and also commemorate World Blood Donor Day, which is celebrated every June 14, 2023.
Attended by over 100 potential donors, a total of 71 blood bags were collected. The details of the blood types collected are as follows: 16 units of blood type A, 18 units of blood type B, 30 units of blood type O, and 7 units of blood type AB. Furthermore, the blood units were handed over to PMI South Tangerang City to be utilised by patients in need.
Mr. Asep Syunandar, the blood donation event coordinator from the South Tangerang Indonesia Red Cross expressed appreciation for Medela Potentia's blood donation initiative. "I am grateful and appreciate the blood donation activities conducted by Medela Potentia. I also witnessed the high enthusiasm of the employees towards this regular blood donation event, which will undoubtedly be highly beneficial for patients in need of blood," Mr. Asep stated.
Human Resource Director of Medela Potentia, Mrs. Nancy Kartika said that blood donation activities are one of the implementations of Medela Potentia's core values, Deal with Care. "Medela Potentia realizes that PMI continues to maintain the availability of national blood stock, so we are committed to donating blood sustainably," said Mrs. Nancy.
At the end of the event, Medela Potentia donated medical devices Stardec Surgical Mask Earloop and Stardec Wash Glove Tissue to PMI officers. Stardec Surgical Mask Earloop and Stardec Wash Glove Tissue are products of Medela Potentia to support preventive and promotion of public healthcare and to support the independence of domestic medical devices.