Do you have the #MissingType?

By Corin Kelly
Wednesday, 31 August, 2016


Do you have the #MissingType?

The letters A, B and O are disappearing from signs, landmarks and company logos as part of the #MissingType campaign by the Australian Red Cross blood service. #MissingType, a global initiative to encourage people to donate blood, is being supported by well known Australian brands - including Qantas, Coles, NAB, the Sydney Opera House, the TV show Neighbours and Lifesaving New South Wales.
The Australian Red Cross says in the next year Australia needs 100,000 new donors to help save or improve the lives of patients.
Opera house
People don't often think about their blood type - most of us don't event know what it is. But across the country a blood donation is needed every 24 seconds; that 25,000 donations every week.
The Missing Types campaign is running in 21 countries, who together want to highlight an almost 30% international drop in the number of people becoming blood donors compared with a decade ago.
Overseas companies like Microsoft, Lloyds, Transport for London, The National Baseball Association and Dunkin Donuts are getting behind the campaign.
Blood Service Chief Executive Shelly Park said blood transfusions saved lives and transformed health for millions across the world.
"But they are dependent on people donating blood," she said, "whether it is patients receiving treatment for cancer, blood disorders, after accidents or during surgery, or new mums who lost blood in childbirth, blood is an absolutely essential part of modern healthcare."
"We really hope that those Australians who can will be inspired by the Missing Type campaign to become blood donors."
Giving blood only takes an hour of your time but could mean a lifetime to someone else. To learn more or make an appointment to donate check out donateblood.com.au/missingtype or call 13 14 95

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