Should I Donate B Negative Blood?

Why is B negative blood important? B negative donors are immensely important to our lifesaving work. As B negative is one of the rarest blood types, it is hard to find new donors and to ensure we always collect enough blood.

What is special about B negative blood?

An individual with a B negative blood type has antigen B but with no Rh antigen on the blood. Having the presence of B antigen and the absence of Rh antigen, B negative blood type can only receive B- and O-. A transfusion with the usage of any other blood type can initiate an immune response.

What is the hardest blood type to donate?

What's the rarest blood type? AB negative is the rarest of the eight main blood types - just 1% of our donors have it. Despite being rare, demand for AB negative blood is low and we don't struggle to find donors with AB negative blood.