World Blood Donor Day, we welcome you to our blog about Red Cross blood donation in Madrid. One of the main protagonists of this space will be the anonymous heroes who each day selflessly contribute their grain of sand to save lives. We also want to give a voice to the rest of the links

Great Christmas resolutions We have decided to make our own version of “what you cannot stop doing in this life: have a child, plant a tree and write a book”, concentrating these tasks on the Christmas period. And yes, adapting them a little … 1. Save lives Our mission is to save lives, rather than

Antonio Jericó had never donated blood. The reason? The famous fear of needles. He hadn’t even thought of volunteering. However, life is always full of unforeseen events. One of them, his wife’s illness, changed everything. He is currently 68 years old and “happily” retired. He has been a Red Cross volunteer for almost 9 years

And you, who are you compatible with? There are documents from the 16th and 17th centuries that describe the first attempts at blood transfusion, all of them unsuccessful due to the lack of knowledge about the particularities of blood. It was not until the beginning of the 20th century that the German doctor Karl Landsteiner

How Summer Affects Blood Donation Does summer affect blood donation? The truth is that yes … The need for blood is constant, therefore it is important that donations occur regularly throughout the year, however, in summer donations drop drastically; For example, comparing a day in August with one in March, the donations obtained are less

Given the epidemic caused by the COVID-19 virus and the current situation of progressive incorporation into activities that we have not done for a long time (walking, playing sports, going out with children, taking public transport …) from the Red Cross we want to remind you of the importance each and every one of us

Telemedicine can be defined in a simple way as the application of new technologies in the field of health in a virtual way. It began to be used in the 1970s in parallel with the development of new computers and mobile phones to reach populations that are located in areas far from urban centers or