National Blood Donation Center

Seven in every 10 units of blood collected in Greece last year came from voluntary blood donations, the annual report from the National Blood Donation Center has shown.

The agency said that 13,630 more units of blood were voluntarily donated in 2023, bringing the total of voluntarily donated blood to 378,904 units.

In the wake of the February 28 railway disaster at Tempe that killed 57 people, thousands of people volunteered to donate blood. The amount collected within a week was almost double the usual intake, the National Blood Donation Center (EKEA) announced.

The National Blood Donation Center is holding an emergency blood drive on Wednesday, appealing to the public to come forward and make a donation of blood and/or plasma to help replenish dwindling stocks.

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