Home » Business » Lima Metro: campaign to donate blood launched at Angamos station on Line 1 | NMR | EDITION

Lima Metro: campaign to donate blood launched at Angamos station on Line 1 | NMR | EDITION

Updated on 05/24/2022 07:53 pm

Passengers, bystanders and neighbors will be able to donate blood at the Angamos station of Line 1 of the Lima Metro on May 31, in order to care for patients at the Cayetano Heredia hospital.

People who wish to collaborate with the “Volunteers of the Heart” campaign can go to the aforementioned station from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm.

For us it is important to raise awareness and promote this solidarity and altruistic action that definitely saves lives, therefore, we call on our passengers, neighbors and the general public to be part of this campaign, we will be at the Angamos station and they can arrive quickly using our system”, indicated Erika Ames Mora, Superintendent of Institutional Relations of Line 1 of the Lima Metro.

The blood donation It is a very simple process, it only takes 20-30 minutes in total. The blood bag is divided into three components, packed red blood cells, plasma, and platelets.

In order to make the donation, people must meet the following requirements:

– Have your physical ID.

– Be over 18 years of age and in good health.

– Maintain healthy lifestyle behaviors.

– Weigh more than 50 kilos.

– If a person has recently had a tattoo or piercing, they must wait a year to donate blood.

All donations will be sent directly to the blood bank of the hospital Cayetano Heredia.

RECOMMENDED VIDEO

This May 31 commemorates 52 years of one of the strongest earthquakes that hit our country. The Ancash earthquake of 1970, known locally as the earthquake of 70, was a magnitude 7.9 earthquake that caused, among other things, the burial of the city of Santo Domingo and Yungay with its 20,000 inhabitants. In this video we will remember how that terrible event was lived.

Leave a Comment

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.