WHO office in blood drive

JAKARTA (JP): The World Health Organization (WHO) in Indonesia is holding a blood donation campaign here on Thursday, targeting office workers in the Jl. Sudirman area.

The campaign will be held at Wisma GKBI building at between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. It is jointly organized by the WHO office, Jakarta chapter of the Indonesian Red Cross, Rio Tinto foundation, Coca Cola and the management of the Wisma GKBI building.

"Hopefully, the blood donation campaign will strengthen public awareness of donating blood to the blood bank," WHO said in a statement.

The campaign is being launched to help the government contain the outbreak of dengue fever in many parts of the country, including Jakarta, which has recorded 62 deaths this year. The most severe form of dengue is dengue hemorrhagic fever, the treatment of which includes a blood transfusion.