District Administrator Wiedemann on World Blood Donation Day / Photo: District Office
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Donating blood saves lives! For this reason, District Administrator Florian Wiedemann is very concerned about the importance of on World Blood Donation Day on June 14th
To indicate blood donations. The district of Bayreuth is also a supporter of the “#missingtype – only when it is missing, it is noticed” campaign, which the
Bavarian Red Cross (BRK) has launched. On June 14th, for example, the letters A, B and O (= zero) are missing on company logos and in names. These letters stand for blood groups that are of fundamental importance in donating blood.
As a reminder: around 15,000 blood donations are required every day in Germany alone. Due to the demographic change, the challenge of finding suitable
To find donors who use their blood to fight cancer, heart, stomach or intestinal diseases, for example. Bottlenecks arise here regularly. “On this
You can’t draw attention to important issues often enough, ”emphasizes District Administrator Wiedemann. “We are all potential lifeguards – we absolutely have to
understand. It is therefore not only important that as many people as possible go to donate blood. We also need to be careful that we are on the subject
Comprehensive information on blood donation. “
Information will be available at the beginning of next week in the foyer of the district office. On June 14th and 15th, Katrin Kurzdörfer (Health Region PLUS) and Thomas
Helldörfer, who is responsible for health promotion and prevention in the health department, will provide information on all aspects of blood donation with an information stand. Where can
to donate blood? When is the next appointment? These questions are answered in the district office, among others. In addition, visitors to the district office have the
Opportunity to have yourself photographed with the # missingtype sign of the blood donation service, to delete the letters A, B and O and thus to become an ambassador for the campaign yourself.
By the way: There are also prominent sports stars behind the campaign such as Mats Hummels, Jérôme Boateng, David Alaba, Fabian Hambüchen and Maria Höfl-Riesch.
Some global corporations are also among the supporters of #missingtype. In addition to District Administrator Florian Wiedemann, Dr. Klaus from
Stetten, head of the health department, as advocate of the campaign: “The corona pandemic has shown how important it is for people to be willing to ensure sufficient blood reserves.
Especially at a time when solidarity is being put to the test, the commitment of blood donors is particularly in demand. “
Further information on the # missingtype campaign is available online at: https: // www .drk -blut spen de .de / k a m p a g n e / m i s s i n g t y pe /
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