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Haematologist Sotiris Koumas on Thursday warned against the use of plasmapheresis outside established therapeutic settings, saying the procedure can cause complications ranging from mild to serious and should only be ...

Head of the Cyprus blood bank Androula Panayiotou on Monday called on the public to donate blood, warning of a difficult period ahead as blood supplies remain limited.  “We are ...

Cyprus’ Blood Centre on Monday appealed to the public to donate blood, warning that daily demand has risen to around 350 units and that stocks must be continually replenished to meet ...

Highlighting ongoing concerns over the adequacy of blood supplies, Health Minister Neophytos Charalambides visited the blood centre in Yeri on Tuesday. He acknowledged that shortages arise from time to time, ...

Reserves of blood and its derivatives are running low, prompting the health ministry on Tuesday to renew its plea for donors to come forward. In a press release, the health ...

Health Minister Michael Damianos said on Friday that people with thalassaemia account for 34 per cent of all blood transfusions in Cyprus. Speaking at a press conference ahead of the launch ...

Cyprus’ blood bank has called on the public to donate blood before the New Year break, to make sure there are enough reserves for the season. Head of the Blood ...

Dozens of blood transfusions to thalassemia patients were postponed due to low reserves in Cyprus’ blood bank, head of the national thalassemia association Miltos Miltiadous said on Sunday. His statements ...

Cyprus is “far ahead” in ensuring the quality and safety of blood provided to patients, according to Head of the Blood Centre, Androulla Panayiotou said on Thursday. She made these ...

The blood bank on Friday appealed to the public to donate blood as reserves are close to being “dangerously low”. Speaking to the Cyprus News Agency, senior official at the ...

The health ministry on Thursday said it was in urgent need of type AB+ and B+ blood. Calling on the public to donate, it said they needed 120 vials of blood ...

Blood donors have been urged to donate blood before their summer holidays to maintain the reserves at appropriate levels, head of the blood bank Androula Panayiotou said on Friday. Speaking ...

The public works department has launched an open tender for construction of a new building for the pancyprian blood centre at Yeri, Nicosia, the transport ministry said on Friday. The ...