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Monday, 28 April 2025

Brunei: BFB Blood Donation Drive - Tuesday, 29th April 2025, 1000 - 1300 hrs @ BFB Gymnasium, Tuker Lines


The blood donation event will be held at the Gymnasium in Tuker lines from 1000 – 1300hrs on 29 April 2025. This event is open to all BFB community including LECs.

This blood donation drive will aim to encourage our BFB community to donate blood, address the critical shortage of blood supply in local hospitals and most importantly, help save lives.

The following personnel are nominated to fill the appointments listed:

Event Dir - Maj Henderson (RMO)

Event OIC - SSgt Shankar (BST Tp Staff)

Event IC - LCpl Shikhar (BST)

Event 2IC - Sig Umang (BST)

Any questions regarding the event should be directed to Event IC, LCpl Shikhar (Brunei Signal Troop), 322 4101 Ext 3726, email: Shikhar.kulungrai100@mod.gov.uk .


Volunteers are ineligible to donate blood if:

a. You have had given blood in the last 8 weeks.

b. You have a chesty cough, sore throat or active cold sore.

c. You have some heart conditions.

d. You have received blood, platelets, plasma, or any other blood products after 1 January 1980.

e. You have tested positive for HIV.

f. You have had an organ transplant,

g. You are currently taking antibiotics, or you have just finished a course within the last seven days or have had any infection in that last two weeks.

h. You have had hepatitis or jaundice in the last 12 months.

i. You have had a tattoo in the last 6 months.

j. You have injected non-prescribed drugs including body-building and injectable tanning agents.