The campaign supported by the E.ON Group covered the blood necessary in five counties in Romania
The campaign supported by the E.ON Group, as main sponsor, rolled aut in the following counties: Maramures, Satu Mare, Salaj, Alba and Mures and mobilized over 11.000 donors, with the total quantity of blood recolted exceeding 5.000 liters.
The campaign „Drop by drop your blood, second by second my life“, commenced just three months ago, reached its goals to complete the blood reserves of the hospitals in the north-west of the country, but especially to make aware the population regarding the problem of the blood deficit.
Thus, over 11.000 persons from Maramures, Satu Mare, Salaj, Alba and Mures Counties responded affirmative to the blood donation campaign, with the over 5.000 liters almost completely covering the necessary quantity at regional level, for the period of approximately three months during which the campaign was rolled out.
At the Maramures Transfusions Centre, 2.224 donors presented during the period March – May this year, who ensured over 95% of the blood necessary for this county, compared to just 56% of the necessary ensured in the similar period of last year.
In Alba County, the blood necessary for three months was completely covered through the almost 1.400 donors.
In Mures County, there was a record number of donors of 4.044, with the donated quantity covering over 98% of the blood necessary of the county during the roll out of the campaign. Both the number of donors this year and the quantity donated significantly exceeds the value registered in the same period of the previous year.
In Salaj County, there were 1.142 donors, with the county’s blood necessary being completely covered in the almost three months of the campaign.
In Satu Mare County, 2.371 persons participated, with the blood necessary being covered in a proportion of 92%.
During the campaign, there was a survey conducted among the blood donors. The 25.000 post cards edited by E.ON offered statistic data about the age groups of the donors, the reasons for which they donate blood and suggestions for the improvement of the activity of the Blood Transfusion Centers and others. After the processing of the data, the results of the survey will be made public through the press.
„The results obtained are remarkable and represent a clear proof of the fact that the people became more receptive, understand the message of the campaign, and, moreover, act in the spirit of a true human solidarity with the people in pain. They understood that a drop of donated blood can save a life, the life of the one next to us. In our turn, as members of the communities, we are preoccupied with the problems with which it confronts and we are happy every time we see that our involvement together with the other groups or institutions responsible contribute to the solving of these problems”, declared Mr. Marc-Daniel Buck, Deputy General Director of E.ON Romania.
„The campaign is one of the most operational ever rolled out in the regional Transfusion Centers in the North – West Romania and one of the most important humanitarian and social campaign. Without the partner such as E.ON, our efforts would not have had actual results and at the level recorded today. We thank the E.ON team for the support and suggestions during this period of time, added journalist Doina Macovei, Director of this campaign on behalf of the Group of Blood Donating Journalists Maramures.
The E.ON Group joined, for the second consecutive year, the Group of Blood Donating Journalists Maramures, the Centers of Blood Transfusion from Maramures, Satu Mare, Salaj, Alba and Mures Counties that initiated the blood donating campaign called “Drop by drop your blood, second by second my life”, rolled out in the period March 1st – May 20, this year.
