The campaign includes the presence of extraction teams in various municipalities of Tenerife, Gran Canaria, and Fuerteventura, as well as the continuation of the university initiative at the University of La Laguna (ULL) and the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (ULPGC). The SCS emphasizes the importance of regular blood donation to maintain adequate reserves.
In Tenerife, donations can be made at the mobile unit at Leroy Merlín Adeje (October 26, 3:30 PM - 8:15 PM). Hospital donation points include the University Hospital Nuestra Señora de Candelaria (October 26, 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM, no appointment needed) and the University Hospital of the Canary Islands (October 26, 8:30 AM - 2:30 PM and 3:30 PM - 8:00 PM; October 27, 8:30 AM - 9:30 PM). The University of La Laguna will have a donation point at the César Manrique General Classroom Building (October 26-29, varying hours). Other mobile units will visit Arona, San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, and La Orotava. Fixed points are also available in Santa Cruz de Tenerife (Méndez Núñez street) and Granadilla de Abona (Cabo Blanco Health Center).
In Gran Canaria, a mobile unit will be at the North Plaza of the Gran Canaria Arena on Sunday (October 27, 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM). The ULPGC will host donation points at the Tafira Campus (School of Architecture, Faculty of Marine Sciences, School of Engineering) and the Science Park (October 26-30). Mobile units will be near the City Hall (October 28-30), at Philips Morris España (October 29), at the Expofuturo event (October 29-30), and at the City of Justice (October 30). The Alisios Shopping Center will have a mobile unit (October 30-31). The fixed donation point in Vecindario (Santa Lucía de Tirajana) and the headquarters of the General Directorate of Blood Donation and Hemotherapy in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (Alfonso XIII street) will also be operational. Hospital donation services are available at the Insular Hospital and the Maternal and Child Hospital, as well as at Hospiten Roca San Agustín (by appointment).
In Fuerteventura, the donation point inside the Las Rotondas Shopping Center will be open Monday to Friday (varying hours), and the General Hospital of Fuerteventura also accepts donations Monday to Friday (by appointment).
In Lanzarote, the fixed donation point at the University Hospital Doctor José Molina Orosa is open Monday to Friday. In La Palma, the General University Hospital of La Palma has a fixed point with extended hours from Monday to Sunday. In La Gomera, the Hospital Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe accepts donations Monday to Wednesday, and in El Hierro, the Insular Hospital Nuestra Señora de los Reyes has a fixed point on Mondays.
Basic requirements for blood donation include being between eighteen and 65 years old (up to sixty for first-time donors), weighing over fifty kilograms, and being in good general health. For more information, call the free donor helpline at 900 234 061 or visit efectodonacion.com.
