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Red Cross calling for more blood donations ahead of slow summer months
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If the willingness to donate does not rise, the hospitals can no longer be supplied in the summer, the Red Cross warns. The situation is aggravated by a new regulation in which the donation frequency has been reduced.
Red Cross calling for more blood donations ahead of slow summer months
PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) - The Red Cross is calling for blood donations amid a challenging time of year for the organization. Jonathan McNamara, the communications director for the Red Cross of Virginia, explained that the need for blood is always there, but during the summer months that need becomes even greater. "There's a shortage of donors and an increase in demand," McNamara said. He added that it doesn’t matter what type of blood you h…
VIENNA. The Austrian Red Cross warned on Saturday about the worrying shortage of blood donations.
The Austrian Red Cross warned on Saturday about the worrying shortage of blood donations. "We are about to sound the alarm," said Spokesperson Margit Draxl on Saturday. If the willingness to donate remains the same, the hospitals cannot be supplied in the summer. The situation is aggravated by a new regulation, in which the donation frequency was reduced, Draxl confirmed a report of the "Kronen Zeitung".
One of the points of convenience between the autonomous communities and the Ministry of Health, which also exists, has to do with the need to encourage the expansion of plasma deposits, especially during the summer months, in which they tend to weaken donations. The goal is that Spain is self-sufficient and therefore ceases to depend on third countries to have this essential blood component, for example, for patients with severe liver or kidney …
ADAC [Newsroom]Munich (ots) - The ADAC points out that the willingness to donate regularly during the summer months and appeals against this background to consumers to make donations. According to the association ... Continue reading here...Original content of: ADAC, transmitted by news aktuell
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