Catalonia's annual blood drive results in more than 9,500 donations
Augmented reality human tower in Tarragona turns from white to red as donations come in
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Record 1,346 organ transplants in Catalonia in 2022
15 people who died by euthanasia since law passed in 2021 have donated organs
January blood donation drive aims for 10,000 donations in 7 days
Blood bank hopes to attract more young people and first-time donors during annual push
Catalan blood drive aims for 10,000 donations with a cinema themed campaign
All main Catalan hospitals take part from January 8 until January 15
Catalan blood bank kicks off donation drive
8-day campaign seeks 10,000 donors to make up for decrease in stock levels over holidays
Blood giving drive targets 10,000 donations in a week
From January 10 to 17, this year's campaign includes trap music and Whatsapp group as it aims to bring in more young donors
Over 28,000 volunteers aim for most successful ‘Gran Recapte’ food drive ever
The annual food collection for people in need hopes to surpass the 4,500 tonnes of goods gathered last year
Blood-giving marathon reaches over 9,000 donations
Flu deemed as main reason for slight decline compared to last year
Annual blood donation marathon kicks off all over Catalonia
This year's campaign is above all aimed at young people and hopes to attract 10,000 donors by January 18
Rise in deceased organ donation compensates decrease in live donors
Living organ donation decreased by 21.1% in first five months of 2018
University of Barcelona leads way in organ donation initiative
Project aims to raise awareness and ultimately increase number of donors in EU and neighbouring countries
Catalonia has 34 blood donors per thousand of population, almost double the European average
Every day in every hospital in the world blood is needed. The only way to get it is from donations, since blood cannot be created artificially. Each altruist action may serve to help three different patients. In Catalonia, for the system to work optimally 1,000 donations a day would be needed but the average donation figure is lower. Everyone can donate if they weigh over 50kg, since a donation is 450ml of blood and a minimum weight is required. Men can do it four times a year and women three times. There are now various mobile units that travel throughout Catalonia to make donating more accessible to donors.
4,000 tonnes of food are expected to be collected in Catalonia this weekend for those in need
Early on Friday morning, the "Gran Recapte" ("The Great Collection") - a campaign to collect food donations in order to redistribute it to people in need – began across Catalonia, and will be underway until late on Saturday evening. Organised by Catalonia’s main food bank, El Banc dels Aliments, it collects donations of non-perishable food products such as milk, flour, oil, beans and pasta from organisations and individuals, with the cooperation of many markets and supermarkets. With the help of 20,000 volunteers, this food will then be shared out among up to 250,000 people in the coming weeks. The new President of the Food Bank, Eduard Arruga, believes this year people are more aware of the campaign than ever. In Barcelona, it began at 9.30am and, in the neighbourhood Sants, attendance was already high.