When and where can I give blood?

[judyvin]

I am sure I saw a posting on here that was asking for donors this weekend but I can't it anywhere. Please will someone give me the details.
Many thanks

[Jonnie]

You can give blood pretty much most days in the morning at Girne and Lefkosia hospitals.

However there is a blood donor day tomorrow.

This from the BRS.

here is a blood donor day this Saturday, 7 February at Girne Hospital. Starting at 10am until 1pm, we look forward to seeing as many of you as possible.

For your diary, please find the dates for 2015 donor days, we will be adding some additional dates, I will email them once we have the information:
28 March: Black Olive
30 May: Girne Hospital
12 September: Black Olive
17 October: Girne Hospital

The blood bank is currently very low on all blood groups, it only takes half an hour to donate and it could save a life, please pass this message on to friends and encourage them to donate.

Apologies to those who have donated within the past three/four months or are outside the donor areas and have received this email, it is a general email going all to blood donors

Please note that North Cyprus have now come in line with the UK blood donor requirements which means that you can donate every four months. If your previous donations was less than four months ago, you will be unable to donate at this time.

The age limit for donors is now 69.

Please note that blood donations can count towards your residency blood test. As it stands currently, you need to give three times within the 12 months before your residency is due, with the last donation no more than one month before your residency is due.

Donations must be at least four months for women apart. If your residency is due in less than three/four months, but more than one month and you wish your blood donation to count as your residency blood test, do not donate on Saturday, but attend the Girne blood bank no more than one month prior to your residency due date and donate there, be sure to inform Lena or one of the nurses that you wish your donation to be used in lieu of your residency blood test and get them to put your donation in your donor card. You will need to collect your results from the Lefkosa state hospital approximately one week after donation. We are currently in negotiations to try and make this process less complicated.

Unfortunately there are no blood donor days planned for the Karpaz area in the foreseeable future. I know that many of you in the east of Cyprus are keen donors sp please note that there is facility to donate blood at the new Famagusta State Hospital. Donors can drop in anytime between 9.00am and 14.00pm, Monday to Friday, 52 weeks of the year, with the donation still counting towards their Residency if required. Don’t forget to take you donor card with you

Anyone donating outside of donor days please drop me an email with the details so I can update the database.

If you have any queries, please contact me on 0533 866 2758

Please note that we now have a Facebook page: BRS Blood Donor database North Cyprus, please like our page and share it with your Facebook friends. We are desperate to find new donors. Thank you.

[judyvin]

Thank you.