SCS brings blood donation closer to ULPGC and ULL campuses

Mobile units from the Canary Health Service are visiting the public universities of Gran Canaria and Tenerife this week to facilitate donations.

El SCS acerca la donación de sangre a los campus de la ULPGC y la ULL

Gobierno de Canarias · 2026-10-19

The General Directorate of Blood Donation and Hemotherapy of the Canary Health Service (SCS) has launched the first blood donation campaign of the 2026-2027 academic year at the campuses of the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (ULPGC) and the University of La Laguna (ULL).

The initiative aims to bring blood donation closer to the university community across the islands, with mobile units visiting various faculties and schools.
At the ULPGC, the units will be at the Faculty of Health Sciences from October 19th to 23rd, with varied schedules. Tomorrow, a unit will be located at the School of Telecommunication and Electronic Engineering. On October 21st and 22nd, donations will be possible at the Faculty of Legal Sciences.
Meanwhile, at the ULL, a team is currently at the Higher Polytechnic School of Engineering (Nautical, Marine, and Naval Radioelectronics section) today. From October 19th to 22nd, another mobile unit will be serving donors at the Anchieta Campus, visiting the Faculty of Sciences (Chemistry and Biology sections). On Wednesday and Thursday, the Physics and Mathematics sections, located in Plaza Násere Hayek, will be the donation points.
The SCS thanks the educational community for their involvement in this campaign, which aims to increase blood reserves in the archipelago.
Based on information from the official source: GobCan — Consejería de Sanidad / Servicio Canario de la Salud (SCS) (19/10/2026)