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Travelled to a Zika outbreak region? You can’t donate blood for 120 days
The Hindu Mumbai: People who have travelled to regions where there has been an outbreak of Zika virus cannot donate blood up to 120 days of their return. In a set of guidelines issued recently by the National Blood Transfusion Council (NBTC), blood banks have … |
Northeast Mississippi Daily JournalSave the Humans campaign enlists pets to boost blood donationsNortheast Mississippi Daily JournalTo inspire more blood donations, Vitalant has enlisted furry, fluffy social media darlings to share their message. A fam…
Northwest Georgia News |
Don’t skate past donating, Blood Assurance needs blood donations
Northwest Georgia News The Forum River Center is donating free passes to its indoor ice skating rink to the first 20 blood donors who stop by the blood drive. The passes will be good for the rest of the season and do not have to be used right away. This incentive is to … |
Blood for booze: Iron Monk partners with OBIStillwater News PressThe Oklahoma Blood Institute (OBI) is in serious need of blood donations, especially those with O-negative type blood. The organization will be hosting several donations in the Stillwater…
Wink News |
Blood donors needed Thanksgiving holiday weekend
Wink News The NCH Community Blood Center is looking for people to take time out to donate blood during the Thanksgiving holiday weekend to boost local blood supplies. Donors can give the gift of life on the NCH Community Blood Center’s bloodmobiles on Friday, … |
Alton Daily NewsRed Cross: Blood donations needed to make up for shortageNorwich BulletinThe American Red Cross has issued a nationwide call for blood donors, with the organization facing a severe shortage. The Red Cross is also asking for volunteers t…
Times of India |
Travelled to zika-affected areas? Can’t donate blood for 4 months
Times of India MUMBAI: With zika virus actively circulating in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan, blood banks across the country have been asked to strengthen screening of donors. Zika virus, which primarily spreads with the bite of an infected mosquito, can also be … |
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700 units of blood collected at donation camp in a day
Times of India “The activity of holding blood donation camp is being organised for more than a decade now. We have been receiving growing response every year as people from different communities volunteer to donate blood,” Madni said. The blood collected during the … |
Norwich Evening NewsGive the gift of blood this ChristmasNorwich Evening NewsNow, in a bid to prevent the same happening again this year and in anticipation of a pre-Christmas slump in the number of donations NHS Blood and Transplant are urging donors …
Modern Ghana (press release) (blog) |
More Voluntary Blood Donors Needed
Modern Ghana (press release) (blog) The two-day conference, which attracted members from Ghana, Cape Verde, Republic of Benin, Sierra Leone, Burkina Faso, Gambia, Togo and others, is being held on the theme ‘Voluntary unpaid blood donation– requirement for quality health system’. |