Many things are becoming scarce: spare parts, individual foods, special medicines. And now it hits a substance of which there should actually be enough: blood.
The German Red Cross (DRK) speaks of a critical supply situation and calls for blood donations. There are various reasons for the current bottleneck.
During the corona pandemic, the number of donors has generally decreased, then it’s vacation time, many donors are simply not there. In addition, the need for blood supplies has increased as many hospitals are catching up on surgeries that were postponed during the peak of the pandemic.
Donate blood in Schwerte or Hagen
There are a number of options available to sword citizens who would like to help ease the supply crisis. However, the next blood donation appointment in Schwerte will not be until Friday (26.8.) from 5 to 8 p.m. in the Westhofen evangelical community center32 Labuissiere street.
If you don’t want to wait that long, you can go to the donation center in Hagen, Feithstraße 180 to 186, daily from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Appointment Reservations are possible on the Internet at www.blutspendedienst-west.de.
There are further blood donation appointments in Schwerte on Wednesday (September 21) from 4.30 p.m. to 7.30 p.m. in the Catholic parish home in Schwerte-Ost, Ostberger Straße 68b, and on Thursday (September 29) from 4.30 p.m. to 7.30 p.m. in the St. Viktor community centre, Am Kirchhof 1.
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