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| The Town Hall and the Regional Hemodonation Center organize a marathon to donate blood this Christmas, under the title 'The Three Wise Men need you and are counting on you' | The mayor of Murcia, Jos Ballesta, together with the councilor for Sports and Health, Felipe Coello, the general director of Public Health and Addictions, José Carlos Vicente, and the director of the Regional Hemodonation Center, Vicente Vicente , presented this morning the campaign 'This year, the Three Wise Men need you and are counting on you', a marathon to donate blood that will take place on January 4 in the Plenary Hall of the City Council . “We are going through a complicated situation generated by the pandemic, in which the decrease in blood donation, together with the high demand for blood components in our hospitals, means that the reserves are under more We are encouraged, which is why we launched this campaign, to raise awareness about the importance of donating blood this Christmas, given the hemothermic alarm situation in which we find ourselves, ”said Jos Ballesta during the event. Schedule to donate blood next Monday The campaign, promoted by the City Council and the Regional Hemodonation Center, will take place in the Plenary Hall, from 9:30 a.m.

to 2:00 p.m.

and from 4:30 p.m.

to 9:00 p.m.

In social networks, the initiative will be disseminated with the hashtags #DonaSangre and #RegalaVida. Donations from all groups to supply hospitals It should be noted that this 2020 46,350 donations have been made, compared to the 48,000 registered at this time in 2019; and that 5,959 people have become new donors throughout this year, compared to 6,860 registered in the same period in 2019. Given the decrease in the number of donations and new donors, and due to the high demand from hospitals, the reserves of the Hemodonation Center are not at an optimal level.

Blood donations of all groups are needed, and especially the following: 0-, A +, A-, AB-, B-, for the supply of blood components in hospitals. As a whole, the Regional Hemodonation Center currently has about 35,000 active donors - men can donate 4 times a year and women 3 times a year. Weigh more than 50 kilos and be between 18 and 65 years old During the event, the director of the Regional Hemodonation Center, Dr.

Vicente Vicente, pointed out that "we need to continue promoting blood donations in order to maintain reserves and guarantee the supply of blood components to our hospitals." In this sense, he specified that "the donation is essential to be able to develop the hospital activity normally - and even more so in the delicate situation we are going through." The requirements to donate blood, said Dr.

Vicente, “are met by the majority of the population, since it is only necessary to be between 18 and 65 years old, weigh more than 50 kilos and be well.

Health".

Therefore, I encouraged all Murcians to join this Reyes campaign. To collaborate at any time of the year The movement of the mobile units, as well as the schedules, can be consulted on the web www.murciasalud.es/crh and on social networks, where donation needs and places to do it are informed every day. In this sense, the director of the Hemodonation Center points out that "the purpose is to request the collaboration of the population to guarantee the supply of blood components to the hospitals of our Region, especially platelets , since the expiration of these is only five days ”. Information of interest to blood donors If you have received the SMS and you decide to go to donate blood, keep in mind the following recommendations, in addition to the usual minimum requirements - be between 18 and 65 years old, weigh more than 50 kilos, be healthy, no Come on an empty stomach and bring your DNI or donor card–: -If you have had more than 37.5 of temperature in the last 15 days, do not go. -If you have had flu-like symptoms, an unusual dry cough, or shortness of breath, do not go. -If you are in continuous care or contact with patients or possible patients with covid -19, do not go. Remember that blood donation is a safe act, as well as the environment where it is carried out, under all the measures of the sanitary protocol, such as hand washing and the use of hydroalcoholic gel in each step of the donation , among other measures.

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Source: Ayuntamiento de Murcia