Poczta Polska organizes a blood collection in Pruszcz Gdański
April 26 this year (Monday) Poczta Polska organizes the fifth edition of the blood collection in Pruszcz Gdański. This year, it is of particular importance due to the fact that in the era of Covid -19 pandemic, blood supply has dropped significantly, and the demand for it is still the same. Blood groups are most missing: 0 rh-, and Rh-, B RH-, AB RH-.
Blood collection will be conducted in the center of Pruszcz Gdański at the Apart Chopin Hotel (formerly Hotel Chopin), located at ul. Chopin 28 , and not as during previous editions around the Sorting plant of Poczta Polska. Poczta Polska wants to enable participation from the collection of larger blood donors (the sorting plant is located on the outskirts of the city) and meet all requirements resulting from current sanitary restrictions. According to them, it is necessary to organize a separate room for initial verification of donors. There will be a room with a separate entrance on the side of the Apart Chopin building.
Any willing, healthy person aged 18-65, including people who have undergone Covid-19, can participate in the action. This year, due to the tightened sanitary regime, however, there are restrictions, including for people who have recently arrived from abroad. Due to the dynamically changing recommendations, before deciding to participate in the collection, it is worth checking information on exclusion on the website of the Regional Blood Donation Center in Gdańsk ( www.krew.gda.pl ).
During the current blood collections in Pruszcz Gdański, 126 blood donors donated a total of 58 liters of blood. Regular blood collections, even several times a year, are also organized by employees in other places, including in Gdańsk, Lisim Tail near Bydgoszcz and in Warsaw. The Poczta Polska also operates the Postal Club of Honorary Blood Donors based in Włocławek. In order to promote the idea of honorary blood donation, the club regularly organizes group blood donation campaigns, including for the children of the Children's Health Center in Warsaw. Postalists also participated in the "Your Blood, My Life" campaign, implemented by the National Blood Center.