Another successful blood donation activity is in the history of Bangsamoro Development Agency-Central Mindanao (BDA-CenMin) Region as it recorded 241 units of blood from its recent 27^th Muslim Blood Donation (MBD) on August 23, 2015 at Cotabato City.

According to Rosdith Buntag, the activity was done in partnership with Cotabato Regional and Medical Center (CRMC), Department of Health-Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (DOH-ARMM), Cotabato City Health Office (CCHO) and Bangsamoro Emergency Action Team (BEAT).

“Our concern to care and help in order to save lives through our blood coupled with our steadfastness to manage and sustain the activity on blood donation makes the consistent success of this engagement that gradually increase our partners”, ARC Buntag said.

She recalled that MBD started with Philippine Red Cross- Cotabato City Chapter as a sole partner.

Sulba G. Tulah, regional coordinator of health and sanitation of BDA-CenMin said, “the success of this MBD is not only because of BDA-CenMin and its hardworking volunteers and staff, but it is also due to the collaborative efforts our partners”.

He also commended the great role of donors in the success of the activity.

“Donors played the greatest role in this activity because without their cooperation and willingness to share life by donating blood, this activity will be meaningless”, Tulah added.

“We are praying that that their care and help to save lives by donating blood will be sustained, and better if they even recruit others to do the same so we can serve more”, RC Tulah futher stated.

MBD is a regular activity of the Cenmin region every three month or quarterly since 2009.

“BDA-CenMin is also conducting mobile MBD in its eleven (11) provincial offices and other various groups or organizations in Central Mindanao”, Carolyn Biruan, MBD regional coordinator said.

Regional Manager Hashim B. Manticayan expressed his commendation and sincere thanks to the volunteers and staff of this region, CRMC, DOH, CCHO, BEAT and donors for their collaborative efforts that resulted to the success of this undertaking.

BDA-CenMin is the proponent region of MBD.