Transfusion medicine

The Council of State is tasked with deciding whether individuals who have had at least one homosexual relationship since 1977, as well as those who have had multiple sexual partners without the consistent use of condoms in the past decade, can be blood donors.

A radical overhaul is underway in the country’s blood donation system—a restructuring that has been anticipated for two decades by all those involved in blood donation as well as those who need blood for their health needs. The relevant law has been passed since 2005 (N.3402/2005) and has been in effect since last May.

The level of blood donations in Türkiye remains insufficient, a senior official from the Red Crescent has reported, calling for an urgent increase in contributions.

Hospitals said the incident had a "significant impact" on service provision, with blood transfusions particularly affected

Blood donations are needed for all kinds of procedures

Seven in every 10 units of blood collected in Greece last year came from voluntary blood donations, the annual report from the National Blood Donation Center has shown.

The agency said that 13,630 more units of blood were voluntarily donated in 2023, bringing the total of voluntarily donated blood to 378,904 units.

In recent years studies have increasingly shown that giving older mice blood transfusions from young mice results in a range of health benefits

The Chinese expat community in Greece has come together to help a 22-year-old man from China suffering from acute leukaemia, while his father is also terminally ill with cancer.

Lin Qinglin, the 22-year-old hailing from Fujian, is in serious condition and his treatment requires repeated blood transfusions.

Many lawmakers from several political parties have made a joint call for blood donations to the Turkish Red Crescent, as the blood stocks have recently fallen below the critical level.

Though the country needs an average of 10,000 units of blood per day, blood donation has decreased by half amid the Muslim holy month of Ramadan and the recent quake disaster.

The national blood stock has fallen below the minimum level due to the devastating earthquakes in February, an official from the Turkish Red Crescent has said, warning that only a three-day blood stock is left.

Announcing that the blood supply in the country is decreasing at a critical level, Saim Kerman called on citizens to donate blood.