Doctors and patients are facing tough choices because of the national blood crisis – NPR
Asheville police captain talks about importance of donating
12
Jan
The Red Cross has issued its first-ever national blood crisis amid the omicron surge. The Red Cross says it could affect patients in hospitals who desperately need blood, platelets or plasma. Asheville police Capt. Joseph Silberman works in the criminal investigations department. He spends hours trying to puzzle together cases.
‘We need donors’: Nurse shares importance of blood donations after battling leukemia as a child
10
Jan
The supply of blood in Illinois is critically low right now. It’s so low, that the Red Cross said hospitals have been forced to cancel surgeries. But donors can help multiple patients, even the smallest Chicagoans, by rolling up their sleeves. Sometimes the tiniest patients need the biggest forms of
Chicago mother says blood donations, transfusions saved her during complicated birth …
Easton woman encourages people to donate blood during critical shortage, after she says …
‘It’s something I can do’: Sacramento blood donor has given 2,800 times – KCRA
31
Dec
KCRA 3 is teaming up with Vitalant for the annual Blood Drive for Life, which this year is taking place on Jan. 5-8 across two locations in Rocklin and Sacramento. The COVID-19 pandemic is still affecting donations. Vitalant has seen 92,000 fewer donors in recent years, compared to pre-pandemic periods.
Youngster walks 7000 kms to educate people on blood donation
26
Dec
To increase awareness on blood donation, 24-year-old Gandu Siva from Guntur undertook a 7,000-km walkathon across the country. He started the walkathon from Kanyakumari on April 1 and completed it in Delhi last week. He interacted with people and educated them in 22 states including Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Andhra
Abu Dhabi: Indian women’s group donates rare blood types to help save lives
25
Dec
A group of women from the Abu Dhabi-based Indian association have donated rare blood types to support the local health authorities’ efforts to save lives of patients and manage blood transfusion requirements during the pandemic. With the pandemic crisis intensifying, members of the Indian Ladies Association (ILA) in collaboration with
Ahmadi Muslim youths donate 511 pints of blood in Oyo – Tribune Online
24
Dec
MEMBERS of the youth wing of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at Nigeria (AMJN), Majlis Khuddamul Ahmadiyya Nigeria, Oyo State chapter, have completed the donation of 511 pints of blood to the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan and the South West zonal office of the National Blood Service Commission (NBSC) for the
Robersonville man donates 145th pint of blood
