Blood Donation Marathon on October 8 at the Malaga City Hall

Next Wednesday, October 8, the Malaga Center for Transfusion, Tissues, and Cells will celebrate the seventeenth edition of the Blood Donation Marathon, which is organized jointly with the Malaga City Council. The event aims to raise awareness among the population about the need to make blood donation a habit, attract new donors, and thus achieve a significant number of donations during the day. As in previous occasions, the City Council will remain open from 9:00 AM to 9:00 PM so that those who wish to donate blood and plasma, and register as bone marrow donors can do so.

For this purpose, a total of twenty beds for blood extraction and four stations for plasma donation will be set up in the Patio de Banderas of the Malaga City Council. The designated area will have, as usual, four sections: reception, medical examination, blood donation, plasma donation, and refreshments, where the donors will be attended by 26 professionals (six doctors, thirteen nurses, and six stretcher-bearers). Additionally, three mobile units will be deployed that day. As a novelty, the Transfusion Center will give a mug to those who participate by making a donation.

The need for blood in hospitals remains constant throughout the year, albeit with some fluctuations. Therefore, the Transfusion Center includes special activities like this mass donation event in its schedule, which has been held continuously since 2008 (except in 2020, when the pandemic prevented it) with the goal of promoting donation and ensuring reserves. This year, the aim is to reach the average of previous years and achieve 400 donations.

From January 1 to September 24, 2025, a total of 31,976 donations have been made, enabling the supply to both public and private hospitals in the province. Of the total donations, 30,335 were blood donations, 1,512 were plasma donations, and 73 were platelet donations.