PNRC to convert Zambo blood bank into regional screening center

The Philippine National Red Cross (PNRC) is converting within this year the PNRC-Zamboanga City chapter's blood bank into a regional blood screening center, a PNRC official announced.PNRC-Zamboanga City Chapter Administrator Victor Liozo, Jr. said all the blood samples coming from Zamboanga City and nearby provinces of Basilan and Zamboanga Sibugay will already be tested at the PNRC-Zamboanga City chapter's blood bank.Liozo said that there is no more need to bring the blood to Manila once the blood bank of PNRC-Zamboanga City chapter is converted into a regional blood screening center.Liozo said the decision to convert the Zamboanga City blood bank into a regional blood screening center was arrived at during their meeting last week in Manila.Liozo disclosed that PNRC is set to purchase additional four equipment for the local blood blank.
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