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Canary Islands health service issues urgent blood donation

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2026-08-22 20:36 UTC → 2026-09-09 14:56 UTC · added removed

Canary Islands summer health service issues urgent blood donation campaigns

The Canary Islands Health Service (SCS) has launched issued an urgent appeal for blood donations following a decline in hemocomponent reserves. While the previous summer campaign to boost blood donations, with a specific emphasis focused heavily on securing the universal O-negative blood type. Director General Francisco Javier Rodríguez stated that blood, current health authorities have expanded the region aims priority list to exceed 60,000 donations in 2025. While regional include blood reserves have historically remained stable—with only 0.05% of surgeries postponed due to shortages last year—authorities are acting proactively to mitigate the typical summer decrease in supply. groups O+, O-, A+, and A-. To facilitate participation, address the Directorate shortage, the General Directorate of Hemodonation and Hemotherapy is deploying a network of mobile extraction units across various municipalities. This is supplemented by fixed donation points reinforcing its outreach through social media and SMS messages directed at registered blood and platelet donors. This follows similar proactive measures taken during the summer months to mitigate seasonal declines in supply. Donation sites remain active across several hospitals, including islands. Available locations include the General University Hospital Universitario of La Palma, the Méndez Núñez point in Santa Cruz de Gran Canaria Doctor Negrín, Hospital Universitario Insular, Tenerife, and Hospital Universitario de Canarias. Other collection sites include shopping various health centers like Alisios in and hospitals throughout Gran Canaria and the Leroy Merlin centre in Adeje, Tenerife, as well as municipal locations such as Plaza de la Iglesia in Arico. Health officials emphasize that because blood components cannot be manufactured, regular voluntary and altruistic donations are essential to meet hospital needs, which often remain stable or increase even as summer donation rates typically decline. Fuerteventura.

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  1. 2026-09-09 14:56 UTC Canary Islands health service issues urgent blood donation
  2. 2026-08-22 20:36 UTC Canary Islands summer blood donation campaigns
  3. 2026-08-09 19:12 UTC Canary Islands summer blood donation campaigns
  4. 2026-08-08 16:41 UTC Canary Islands summer blood donation campaigns

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