Through mobile campaigns and the activity at the University Hospital of the Canary Islands (HUC), the city has demonstrated remarkable solidarity, reinforcing its role within the Canary Islands Transfusional Network. This figure underscores the importance of constant contribution to maintain blood reserves.
Mobile unit extractions recorded 3,375 donations in 2024 (across 318 sessions) and 3,255 in 2025 (with 283 campaigns), showing a slight decrease in the number of outings but an increase in average efficiency per session. The HUC, for its part, contributed 5,164 donations in 2024 and 4,434 in 2025.
“"Every person who donates blood is offering a chance at life to those who need it most."
The Councilor for Health, Domingo Galván, positively assessed citizen involvement, calling the results "a source of pride" and highlighting the commitment of those who understand the decisive impact of a simple gesture on healthcare.
The report also highlights the addition of 665 new donors in 2024 and 635 in 2025, an essential generational handover to ensure stable reserves. The Director General of Hemodonación y Hemoterapia, Francisco Javier Rodríguez Sosa, defined donation as an anonymous, voluntary, and selfless act that "opens a door to hope."
Activity in La Laguna contributes not only to whole blood but also to the availability of plasma and blood derivatives, crucial for various treatments. The Canary Islands Institute of Hemodonación and Hemotherapy reminds that donation is safe, voluntary, and altruistic, performed with sterilized material.
These figures are released as La Laguna concludes its year as the Host City for World Blood Donor Day 2026, a period marked by awareness-raising actions. The municipality will close this phase with an institutional ceremony before handing over the role to San Bartolomé de Tirajana.
