A voluntary blood donation campaign will be held in Moldova on the first day of spring. Members of the public, in particular young people, are encouraged to participate, IPN reports.
The Ministry of Health said in a press release that in Chisinau blood will be collected at the National Transfusion Center from 8 am to 3 pm, and at the shopping mall Jumbo from 10 am to 4 pm.
In Balti, voluntarily donated blood will be collected at the National Transfusion Center on Decebal St. from 8 am to 3 pm, and the Aleco Russo State University from 10 am to 4 pm.
Donors are also expected in Cahul, at the National Transfusion Center on Mateevici St from 8 am to 3 pm. In Comrat, blood will be colleced at the Distric Hospital from from 8 am to 2 pm.
According to the Ministry, current blood stocks in Moldova generally cover the demand entirely. Over 70,000 donations are made each year to cover blood transfusion therapy for about 21,000 patients. In 2018, non-remunerated blood donations accounted for 93.6 percent of the total.
