MDA calls for blood donations amid shortage

The Magen David Adom rescue service is calling on the public to come and donate blood, amid a shortage of certain types.

MDA spokesman Zaki Heller says there is a particular shortage of the O+ and the RH-negative types (A-, B-, O-.)

Heller says the shortage is causing difficulties in supplying hospitals with enough blood for transfusions.

Illustrative photo of blood donated to Israel's blood bank (Rebecca Zeffert/Flash90)
Illustrative photo of blood donated to Israel’s blood bank (Rebecca Zeffert/Flash90)

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