“Donate Blood! Be a Hero!”
National campaign
The medical students of Brașov joined again the national campaign “Donate Blood, Be a Hero!”
30 students at the Faculty of Medicine within Transilvania University of Brașov got involved in organizing the campaign that took place over two weeks, from 12 to 23 April 2021. During this time, about 800 people showed up at the Blood Transfusion Centre Brașov and donated blood. This means almost 40 litres of blood collected for the sick. The blood of a single donor can save up to three lives. A simple calculation shows that the 800 donors have lent a helping hand to 2400 people in urgent need of blood.
An exemplary mobilization also came from the students at “Henri Coandă” Air Force Academy in Brașov. 115 young people showed up at the Blood Transfusion Center in Brașov as part of “Donate Blood! Be a Hero!” campaign.
The campaign “Donate Blood! Be a Hero!” is a biannual project organized by the Scientific Association of Medical Students, which aims to combat the blood shortage in hospitals in Romania by organizing an extensive blood collection and by sustaining a strong information and social responsibility campaign in this regard. Although “Donate Blood, Be a Hero!” campaign is over, blood is still needed, therefore donate blood, be a hero!