(City Kazan
KZN.RU, June 14). The need for donor blood in Kazan is over 5 tons per year, in
Tatarstan - about 20 tons per year. Deputy Head of Kazan Health Office of RT
Ministry of Health Gulnara Gaifullina told about the work of blood services in
the republic and its capital in the City Hall on World Blood Donor Day.
According
to her, in 2015 in Tatarstan 50262 liters of canned blood were harvested, of
which 38,243 liters were in the Republican Blood Centre with branches.
G.Gayfullina recalled that the Centre was opened in Kazan in May 2014 and is a
modern complex that meets European standards. "In addition the conditions
for the collection of blood in the exit conditions were created. Mobile complex
of blood storage, equipped with all the necessary equipment, is working actively,"-
the speaker said. According to her, in 2015 mobile point took 5720 103 donors,
who gave 2696 liters of blood.
Deputy
Chief of the management also noted that much attention is paid to virus safe of
the blood components. "Every year for the past four years donor plasma,
which fully meets the requirements of an infectious security, is issued in the
medical network", - G.Gayfullina stressed.
In Kazan in
the provision of medical care in 2015, 14 thousand transfusions for 5363
patients were performed. In Tatarstan the same assistance was provided to more
than 22 thousand patients.
To
popularize the movement and increase the prestige of the blood donation Center
annually organizes thematic actions and meetings, aimed primarily at young
people of the republic. According to the speaker, more than 60% of Tatarstan
donors are between the ages of 18 to 29 years.
G.Gayfullina
noted that 2733 Kazan residents were awarded the badge "Honorary Donor of
Russia", another 450 citizens have the badge "Honorary donor of the
USSR". In addition, representative of Tatarstan Irina Sushkova was this
year's winner of the All-Russian contest "Best Donor of Russia 2016".
"Donor Day is an opportunity to express gratitude to the people who donate
their blood to save the lives and health of others", - G.Gayfullina summed
up.
Mayor of
Kazan Ilsur Metshin noted that much is being done for the development of the
donation in the capital of Tatarstan as a whole in the republic and in Russia,
but this work needs to continue. "The norm is considered to 40 donors per
thousand population, we is lagging behind on this indicator. We must find ways
to encourage donors not only financially, but also morally, to talk about such
people, to support them in every way "- the Mayor summed up and urged his
colleagues to donate blood.