World blood donation day: Saxony-Anhalt needs your help! Donate now!

World blood donation day: Saxony-Anhalt needs your help! Donate now!

Halle (Saale), Deutschland - On June 14, 2025, the World Blood Donation Day is celebrated worldwide, and in Saxony-Anhalt the Red Cross calls on a blood donation. This is particularly important because the need for blood reserves increases during the summer vacation. DRK spokeswoman Antje Wimmler draws attention to the need that sufficient blood is donated to maintain medical care. The summer months of last year have shown how tense the Situation can actually be.

in Saxony-Anhalt live about 747,400 people with the blood group 0 Rhesus factor. This group is very much in demand, but the blood group 0 Rhesus factor negatively plays a central role, since their straps can donate to all other blood groups. According to the mdr there are currently around 128,000 universal donors with this blood group in the country.

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The situation in Germany is alarming: daily become approx. 15,000 blood donation needed to help patients after accidents, operations or serious illnesses. Unfortunately, only around 3% of the population regularly donate blood. This means that most people are not aware of the importance of blood donations. It is important to convey this and increase the number of donors.

according to the News the blood supply of all groups in Saxony-Anhalt is currently described as guaranteed, without critical stocks. Nevertheless, there is an urgency to mobilize donations, especially among the owners of blood groups 0 negative and a negative. These groups can be used universally and therefore of enormous importance.

Current blood donation dates and requirements

The next blood donation dates in Saxony-Anhalt are diverse:

• Halle (Saale) : Health Center Silberhöhe, June 7, 2:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
• More dates in Magdeburg , Klötze , Freyburg , Kemberg and Dessau-Roßlau .

For a blood donation, some prerequisites apply: one should be at least 18 years old , healthy and in possession of a valid ID card. The donation itself usually only takes 5-10 minutes , followed by a short regeneration break of about 10 minutes, during which a small snack is provided. This is a small reward for a great service in the community.

Every healthy adult between the ages of 18 and 68 has the opportunity to donate blood several times a year. Thanks to the short shelf life of blood preparations, regular donations are required to avoid bottlenecks. BluTspende.de also shows that about 20% of blood preparations are required for patients with tumor diseases, and that a lack of knowledge about the meaning of the blood donation is one of the low donors.

So if you want to make a contribution to improving this situation, you should not hesitate to go to one of the upcoming blood donation appointments. Every drop counts!