{
  "id": 418447,
  "title": "‘Blood knows no race’: why Vince Hoor keeps rolling up his sleeve",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/09/blood-knows-no-race-why-vince-hoor-keeps-rolling-up-his-sleeve",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-08-09T23:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/leisure/2026/08/10/blood-knows-no-race-why-vince-hoor-keeps-rolling-up-his-sleeve"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Vince Hoor, a freelance chemistry tutor based in Penang, has been donating blood every three months since 2020, with his 30th donation approaching. One year ago, during Ramadan, he donated blood to a young Malay patient suffering from thalassaemia. Hoor explained that his blood, regardless of race, is focused on saving lives. He emphasized that blood donation is a social responsibility and a way to help one another as part of the same human race. Hoor started donating regularly in 2020 after participating in a donation drive in 2013. His next donation will be his 30th, a milestone he hopes will encourage more Malaysians to become regular blood donors. He believes blood donation is a kindness that benefits both the donor and the recipient, providing donors with routine health screenings and the satisfaction of potentially saving a stranger's life. Despite not meeting the recipient of his blood, Hoor hopes they are doing well and that the donation has given them a chance at a long, fulfilling life.",
  "summary": "Nearly 30 donations later, the Penang tutor still believes giving blood is a responsibility shared by all.",
  "key_points": [],
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      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "‘Blood knows no race’: why Vince Hoor keeps rolling up his sleeve",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/09/blood-knows-no-race-why-vince-hoor-keeps-rolling-up-his-sleeve-419978",
        "published": "2026-08-09T23:00:00.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}