This Thursday the Blood Bank and the Soles Foundation will hold a day to promote the blood donation simultaneously with the second collection “United Latin America donates blood”. Likewise, the community is invited to register for the bone marrow donation.
The event will take place at the Bank’s headquarters, located in the old San Roque Hospital, in Rosario de Santa Fe 374from 7:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. and later of 2 to 4:30 p.m.. That same day the collection will also be made in the Neonatal Hospital from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
This initiative stems from Ibero-American Cooperative Group of Transfusion Medicine (GCIAMT)with the intention of promote donation, sensitize the community and unify service and care processes to voluntary blood donors.
Luciano Slobodianuk, Head of the Central Blood Bank of the Province of Córdobaspoke on the subject: “…We invite the community to join this special call, it will be a very significant day, since different countries and provinces of the region will simultaneously promote blood donation, it will be a very valuable contribution from the Donors from the province…
WHEN YOU CAN DONATE
- December 15 – Cordova –South American Collection: Rosario de Santa Fe 374– 7:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. 2:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
- December 15 – Cordoba – Maternal Neonatal Hospital: Cardeñosa 2900 – 8:00 a.m.
- November 17 – pascanas –Municipal Hospital Dr. Rolando Dell Agio: San Martin 198 – 09:00 am
- December 20 – Cordoba – Dale Vida Association – Alvear 66 – 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
- December 21 – River IV –Rio IV Courts: Balcarse 406 – 9:00 a.m.
- December 23th – Cordova – Maternal Neonatal Hospital: Cardeñosa 2900 – 8:00 a.m.
- December 27 – Clavero Mine –Dr. Luis M. Bellodi Regional Hospital: Bv. Rossel- 9 am
- December 28th – Jesus Maria – Vicente Agüero Hospital: Spain 121 Jesús María
- December 30 – Cordova – Maternal Neonatal Hospital: Cardeñosa 2900 – 8:00 a.m.
REQUIREMENTS TO DONATE BLOOD
- Be between 18 and 65 years old.
- Weigh more than 50 kg.
- Feel healthy.
- Come with ID, identity card or passport.
- Previous rest of at least six hours.
- After the Covid-19 vaccine, you must wait 72 hours to donate. Wait 24 hours after receiving the flu vaccine.
- If you had coronavirus, you must wait 10 days after your medical discharge.
- Before going to the extraction, you should have a light breakfast with sugary infusions, but do not consume dairy products or fats.
Regular and voluntary blood donation is important because it is an indispensable resource of permanent need that cannot be bought or manufactured.
HOW TO REGISTER TO DONATE BONE MARROW
The Cordoba Ablation and Implant Coordinating Entity (Ecodaic) remember the importance of donating Hematopoietic Progenitor Cells (HSC), also known as bone marrow. Each year, hundreds of people are diagnosed with blood diseases and may require a bone marrow transplant to treat them.
The 25 or 30 percent of people have a chance of finding a matched donor in their family group. To increase the chances of finding compatible donors, they convene the Voluntary registration in the National Registry.