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The Blood Bank of Catalonia has an goal: that greater than 10,000 folks donate blood in the course of the subsequent seven days, till Friday, January 20.
It will likely be potential via the Donor Marathon that the entity has began this Friday, January 13 in the primary Catalan hospitals and in additional than 60 cellular campaigns all through the Community.
It is not any coincidence that the Blood Bank of Catalonia has chosen these dates to carry its marathon. Now is the time to enhance donations and restore blood reserves which were considerably affected in the course of the Christmas holidays.
🩸 Start the Blood Donors Marathon of Catalonia!
After the Nadal festivities and the rise in flu instances, the blood reserves are sota minims.
📍 I got here to the primary hospitals or to greater than 60 punts d’arreu of the territory.
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— gencat (@gencat) January 13, 2023
The entity has recalled that Catalonia will want as much as 260,000 donations this yr 2023 to satisfy all of the wants of sufferers. In 2022, the overall variety of donations reached 253,494, a couple of thousand donations greater than the earlier yr. Now the Blood Bank needs to exceed these figures and get the mandatory 260,000 donations.
WhatsApp voice notes
This yr’s donation marketing campaign revolves round WhatsApp: “Nine out of ten Catalans use this channel as a communication software and solely 2% are blood donors,” the Bank defined in an announcement.
That is why the marketing campaign needs to fill WhatsApp conversations with voice notes from well-known personalities such because the prepare dinner Jordi Cruz, the mannequin Judit Mascó, the journalist Xavier Grasset or the meteorologist Tomàs Molina.
The voices of lesser-known however very particular folks corresponding to Marta or Anna, who wanted blood to outlive a severe sickness, may also sound.
I need to donate
Any wholesome individual between the ages of 18 and 70 who weighs greater than 50 kilos can donate blood, however there are a couple of elements that may situation it.
If you’re between 18 and 70 years outdated, weigh greater than 50 kilos and are in good well being If you will have had Covid, you could wait 14 days from the top of your signs to donate Women can donate blood a most of 3 times a yr and males one most of fourBetween donation and donation a minimal of two months should cross