Stocks of blood and blood components are dwindling, the National Blood Center is warning. The situation is worst in the provinces of Swietokrzyskie and Zachodniopomorskie. There, all groups are in short supply. Meanwhile, stocks of group 0 Rh- blood are running out throughout Poland.
Blood is urgently needed. Shortages are all over the country
Published Nov. 20, 2023 09:34
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Due to the increasing demand for blood in hospitals, and at the same time with the decreasing number of blood donors, the Regional Blood Donation and Hematology Centers are asking people to apply for blood services.
Data made available on the blood.info portal shows that group 0 Rh- blood is urgently needed throughout Poland. The situation is most dramatic in the Kielce and Szczecin branches of the RCKiK. In them, all groups are in short supply, except AB Rh+.
As a reminder, blood can be donated at Regional Centers for Blood Donation and Hematology and their field branches. A list of RCKiK is available on HERE. On the websites of the individual centers you can check which blood groups are in short supply in the area.
A database of people willing to donate blood is also being created on the initiative of President Andrzej Duda. A FORM has been developed, which will be used to direct communication directly to those who volunteer to donate blood, so that its resources can be managed rationally.
