Catalonia's annual blood drive results in more than 9,500 donations
Augmented reality human tower in Tarragona turns from white to red as donations come in
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Give blood and enjoy Christmas lights at Sant Pau
Free entry to Universe of Light spectacle at art nouveau site for anyone who donates blood or plasma on December 15
January blood donation drive aims for 10,000 donations in 7 days
Blood bank hopes to attract more young people and first-time donors during annual push
Blood bank calls for over 1,000 extra daily donations as delayed surgeries tackled
Lower impact of Covid in hospitals is leading to higher activity in other specialties needing more transfusions
Catalan blood bank kicks off donation drive
8-day campaign seeks 10,000 donors to make up for decrease in stock levels over holidays
Blood giving drive targets 10,000 donations in a week
From January 10 to 17, this year's campaign includes trap music and Whatsapp group as it aims to bring in more young donors
Blood Bank urges 20,000 donations in August
Last heatwaves contributed to a 20% drop in donors, says public health agency
Blood-giving marathon reaches over 9,000 donations
Flu deemed as main reason for slight decline compared to last year
Blood-giving marathon calls for over 10,000 donations after Christmas
Catalan Health Department expects to exceed last year's participation in week-long campaign starting Friday 11
Catalonia has 34 blood donors per thousand of population, almost double the European average
Every day in every hospital in the world blood is needed. The only way to get it is from donations, since blood cannot be created artificially. Each altruist action may serve to help three different patients. In Catalonia, for the system to work optimally 1,000 donations a day would be needed but the average donation figure is lower. Everyone can donate if they weigh over 50kg, since a donation is 450ml of blood and a minimum weight is required. Men can do it four times a year and women three times. There are now various mobile units that travel throughout Catalonia to make donating more accessible to donors.
Grifols strengthens its presence in the Chinese market
The Catalan pharmaceutical company Grífols, third worldwide company in plasma derivatives, has signed a cooperation agreement with the Shanghai Blood Bank. The agreement, which strengthens the presence of the Catalan company in China, promotes blood genotyping research. The Chinese institution will use the Grifols’ genetic test BLOODchip in transfusion compatibility studies. Shanghai Blood Bank serves over 20 million people and receives more than 300.000 donations per year. In 2011, Grifols sales in China grew by 30%.