A surge of generosity is flowing through Andalusia, Spain, following a tragic incident in Adamuz, with blood donations totaling 272,413 in 2025. This outpouring of support is crucial for maintaining adequate blood product reserves, especially as the region’s health service anticipates future needs.
Solidarity Fuels Blood Supply After Adamuz Tragedy
Donations are vital to ensure sufficient blood and platelet supplies for those impacted by the recent events and to prepare for potential future emergencies.
The Andalusian Health Service (SAS) has requested donations be made in a “staggered and orderly” manner, assuring the public that current reserves are “guaranteed for the coming days.” The Government of Andalusia expressed its gratitude for the “flood of solidarity” demonstrated by residents in response to the tragedy in Adamuz.
In a statement posted on X, the Ministry clarified that while current needs for blood products are met, continued donations are “essential to anticipate the needs of the coming days.” The SAS specifically appealed to young people and first-time donors, noting that reserves were at half the necessary level after the Christmas holiday.
What is the current status of blood reserves in Andalusia? Blood reserves are currently sufficient to meet immediate needs, but ongoing donations are vital to prepare for potential future emergencies.
The Reina Sofía University Hospital in Córdoba, where many of the injured are receiving care, also thanked the public for their “solidarity” and urged continued “organized and responsible” collaboration. Just days prior, the SAS had issued a call for blood and platelet donations to replenish depleted reserves following the Christmas season.
The Andalusian Network of Transfusion Medicine, Tissues and Cells (Ramttc) launched a Christmas campaign, ‘Start your Christmas tradition,’ encouraging citizens, particularly young adults and new donors, to make blood and plasma donation “a gesture of solidarity more typical of these important dates.”
Donations can be made at fixed locations in major cities and through mobile units traveling to municipalities and districts across the eight Andalusian provinces. This coordinated network ensures blood and its components reach those in need throughout the region, functioning “as a single system at the service of all of Andalusia.”
Up-to-date information on donation locations and times is available on the social media channels of transfusion centers, the Andalusian Health Service website within the ‘Donate Blood’ section, and through the Dona Sangre Andalucía application, a free app for Android and iOS devices.
Did you know? The Dona Sangre Andalucía app provides a convenient way to find nearby donation locations and schedule appointments.
