The Cuban regime, whose voluntary blood donation program has been weakened in recent years due to increasing migration, has called for several events for the 98th anniversary of Fidel Castro's birth.
The Citizen Portal of Havana reported on its website that the CDR has called for massive blood donations on Monday, August 12, and Tuesday, August 13, in a gesture aimed at commemorating Fidel Castro's birthday, once again demonstrating the political instrumentalization of these campaigns.
According to the note, blood donation will be possible on these two days at the Provincial Bank and at the extraction centers in each municipality.
"In the blood bank at 23 and 2, in the Vedado area of the Plaza de la Revolución municipality, it starts today (Sunday) at 7:00 AM," the note pointed out.
He also mentioned that the requirements are to be over 18 and under 60 years old, as well as to weigh more than 50 kg.
In the case of women, they should not be breastfeeding, in addition to not being pregnant, and if they have given birth, at least six months must have passed.
He emphasized that people who have not been vaccinated in the last 30 days can donate, who do not have any illness, and are not taking any medication seven days prior to donating. However, he explained that if they are diabetic, they should not administer insulin, and those with hypertension should be well-controlled.
At the beginning of the month, there was great outrage among several parents in Villa Clara over the fact that their children, who are fulfilling Active Military Service, have been forced to donate blood and threatened with additional night guards if they refuse.
The Cuban Institute for Freedom of Expression and the Press echoed on Facebook the outrage of the parents and reported that young people in military service are being forced to donate blood: “They are threatened with having their home visit permits revoked or with increased frequency of night shifts.”
In Santiago de Cuba, last July, the family of a man who suffered a traffic accident urgently needed blood donations for him, due to their scarcity in the hospital.
A few months ago, requests for a girl and a young man who needed blood were circulating on digital platforms, while activist Yoelkis Torres Tápanes turned to social media so that his mother could have surgery at the end of 2023 in Matanzas.
In March, another Cuban pleaded for help because his mother had been waiting for more than a week: "I need a blood donation in Pilón, Granma. There are donors and supposedly there are no bags for the blood at the hospital," explained the internet user Alexis Vargas in a video he posted on Facebook.
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