Urgent plea for blood donations
The health ministry on Thursday said it was in urgent need of type AB+ and B+ blood. Calling on the public to donate, it said they needed 120 vials of blood ...
Drivers’ licence applicants will be given option to sign up as blood donors
People applying for a driver’s licence will simultaneously be given the option to sign a consent form enrolling them as blood donors, under a law passed on Thursday.
On ...
Call for blood donation before the summer holidays
Blood donors have been urged to donate blood before their summer holidays to maintain the reserves at appropriate levels, head of the blood bank Androula Panayiotou said on Friday.
Speaking ...
Blood drive from Jewish community of Cyprus
A blood drive was organised by the Jewish community of Cyprus in collaboration with the Larnaca General Hospital and the Cyprus Blood Bank in Larnaca on Monday.
Members of the ...
Thalassaemia patients need 2,000 bottles of blood per month, MPs appeal to public
Lawmakers on Thursday appealed to the public to give blood for thalassaemia sufferers needing regular blood transfusions.
The matter was discussed at the House health committee, reviewing the National Strategy ...
Interior minister calls on public to donate blood
Interior Minister Nicos Nouris on Friday called on the public to become members of the large family of blood donors to support the work of the Cyprus Red Cross.
“Blood ...
Blood donation requirement targeting gays dropped
An outdated blood donation requirement targeting gay men was on Wednesday removed from the blood bank’s website following the health ministry’s intervention.
The move is the second update ...
Change to blood donation rules angers LGBT community (updated)
A change to the outdated blood donation eligibility requirements for gay men caused an uproar on social media on Tuesday as it still bans the specific group from donating blood ...
Blood banks depleted, urgent call for donors
The ministry of health has urgently appealed for blood donors stating that the large number of cases and contacts has reduced blood donations, with the result that blood banks are ...
Urgent appeal for blood donation, O+ and O-
The blood bank on Wednesday issued an urgent appeal for types O positive and O negative for a person with multiple injuries who urgently needs a transfusion.
Anyone who can ...
Blood bank makes urgent call for donors
The blood bank on Monday issued a plea for donations as supplies are dangerously low.
Due to the high number of people testing positive to Covid-19 or being in self ...
Nearly one in ten Cypriots is a blood donor
Nearly one in ten Cypriots is a blood donor, among the highest rates worldwide, the Blood Bank of the health ministry said on Monday as it paid tribute to the ...