National Center for Blood Services (Censsa) Director Raises Alarm Over Drastic Decrease in Blood Donations

National Center for Blood Services (Censsa) Director Raises Alarm Over Drastic Decrease in Blood Donations

The director of the National Center for Blood Services (Censsa) Elsi Nidia Vargas expressed her concern about the obvious decrease in the number of blood donors, from 150 to 50 people per day. Donation requests are increasing, so they urge people to go to the nearest blood banks to cover the patients’ needs. “The number … Read more

Altruistic Blood Donation Campaign at General Hospital of Culiacán

Altruistic Blood Donation Campaign at General Hospital of Culiacán

Culiacán, Sin. -The Blood Bank of the General Hospital of Culiacán maintains a permanent campaign to promote altruistic blood donation, highlighting that each donation can help up to four patients who require it in some medical treatment. The hospital director, Sara Carmina Armenta, reported that they extended the Blood Bank’s opening hours to facilitate donations, … Read more

FDA Policy Changes Allow Gay and Bisexual Men in Monogamous Relationships to Donate Blood

FDA Policy Changes Allow Gay and Bisexual Men in Monogamous Relationships to Donate Blood

After years of restrictions that prohibited gay and bisexual men from donating blood, Dylan Smitha worker with six years of experience at a blood donation center in Washington, became one of the first to take advantage of the recent changes in Food and Drug Administration (FDA) policies. Since May of this year, regulations have been … Read more

Conquistando Sonrisas invites Chihuahuans to donate blood or platelets

Conquistando Sonrisas invites Chihuahuans to donate blood or platelets

The civil association Conquering Smiles will carry out a campaign blood donation “Donate for a Smile”during this weekend, where he invites citizens to become the heroes of someone who needs it. The campaign will be carried out this Saturday, November 25 and Sunday, November 26 in the Mobile Unit of El Rejón Parkwhere there will … Read more

Blood Collection Event at UADE Pinamar Headquarters

Blood Collection Event at UADE Pinamar Headquarters

This Tuesday, October 24, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., a blood collection will be held at the Pinamar headquarters of the UADE. It will be in charge of the municipal Hemotherapy team. As reported by the municipality, donors will go through the different stages. Among them were mentioned: administrative admission, confidential interview, physical examination … Read more

Provincial Blood Bank Calls for Community Donations and Bone Marrow Donor Registration

Provincial Blood Bank Calls for Community Donations and Bone Marrow Donor Registration

All in all, the Provincial Blood Bank invites the community to come and donate within the framework of the external collections it carries out with the support of different entities. In addition, the ECODAIC calls for registration of bone marrow donors. Voluntary and habitual donation is the best way to have safe blood to respond … Read more

11th Annual Houston Free Health Fair: Providing Dental and Free Flush Shots for All, Regardless of Insurance Coverage

11th Annual Houston Free Health Fair: Providing Dental and Free Flush Shots for All, Regardless of Insurance Coverage

Houston∙ Love to Share Foundation (Love to Share Foundation America) is a free health fair that is held annually for the 11th year and this time on September 9 from 8 am to 12 pm, Dr. Lakshmi Nair’s Sai Primary Care Clinic/Newlife Plaza (3945, CR 58, Manwell, Texas -77578) in collaboration with leading hospitals, pharmacies … Read more

Preparing for August: Aragon Works to Collect Blood Reserves for Summer Vacation

Preparing for August: Aragon Works to Collect Blood Reserves for Summer Vacation

Aragon tries to collect blood reserves to face a summer vacation in which, especially, worry about the month of August. «It is par excellence the holiday period. Many people are away, most of the towns celebrate their festivals and the donation truck limits its trips, stopping many rural areas, “explains José María Domingo, technical director … Read more