Blood Donation
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"This is my medicine": The empty refrigerator at the blood bank - and the threat to patients' lives
Every two weeks, 71-year-old Yaffa Ben-Shimol arrives at Beilinson Hospital to receive a blood transfusion without which she cannot function. At the same time, Kobi (a pseudonym), a doctor diagnosed with a rare bone marrow disease, depends on regular blood transfusions to continue working and functioning. Against the backdrop of a sharp decline in national blood stocks, the Ministry of Health and...
Ministry of Health issues urgent call: Please donate blood, especially O type
A significant decrease in blood stocks has led Magen David Adom and the Ministry of Health to urge the public to donate at collection points nationwide. Director-General Moshe Bar Siman-Tov emphasized that if three months have passed since a previous donation, citizens should come forward again, as this simple act saves lives.