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Belgian Red Cross-Flanders condemns attack on aid workers

During the night of Saturday, June 28 to Sunday, June 29, several Belgian Red Cross-Flanders aid workers were attacked after an outdoor party in Houthalen-Helchteren. One aid worker suffered bruised ribs and was rushed to the...
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Rode Kruis organiseert op meer dan 400 locaties bloedinzamelingen tijdens zomermaanden om bloedvoorraad te garanderen

Tijdens de zomervakantie ziet Rode Kruis-Vlaanderen elk jaar een stevige terugval in het aantal bloeddonaties. Dat zet de bloedvoorraad onder druk. Om ook deze zomer voldoende bloed te kunnen voorzien, zijn er 40.000 donoren nodig. Rode…
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25,000 additional plasma donors sought by 2029 to accelerate independence from foreign countries

The demand for plasma medication increases every year, both in Belgium and abroad. At the same time, Belgium today is only half self-sufficient in plasma and thus dependent on foreign imports. This makes us vulnerable, especially in current...
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Entrepreneur House in Mechelen crowned Enterprise with the Biggest Heart in Flanders

More than 5 plasma donations per employee - that is the remarkable achievement of the Mechelen Entrepreneurship Center over the past year. With that exceptional score, the Mechelen business center leaves behind more than 200 other Flemish companies and...
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Belgian Red Cross-Flanders celebrates 10 years of donor center Aalst

This week, the donor center of Belgian Red Cross-Flanders in Aalst is blowing out ten candles. Since its opening in 2015, more than 110,000 blood and plasma donations have been registered. To pamper the donors, the Red Cross provides...
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Students donate more blood than ever

Belgian Red Cross-Flanders ' annual Bloedserieus action is once again on the rise. During the past semester, no less than 5,700 students participated in a blood collection on their campus. This makes it the most successful edition ever in the...
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