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Transfusion Institute urgently calls to replenish blood reserves

July 30, 2026, 04:42 PMUpdated: July 30, 2026, 04:42 PM

Serbia's Blood Transfusion Institute says reserves of A+, O+ and all negative blood groups are critically low and calls on healthy adult donors to give blood as soon as possible. The institute receives volunteers on weekdays from 07:00 to 19:00 and Saturdays from 08:00 to 15:00; ITKS publishes the mobile-team schedule.

What matters

Critically low reserves

The institute says reserves of A+, O+ and all negative blood groups are critically low.

Urgent appeal

Healthy adults who can donate voluntarily are asked to give blood.

Opening hours

The institute receives donors on weekdays from 07:00 to 19:00 and Saturdays from 08:00 to 15:00.

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Practical appeal

Institute reports sharply reduced blood reserves

N1 relays the institute's urgent notice: A+, O+ and all negative groups are particularly low, with opening hours and the mobile-team schedule site provided.

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Overall takeaway

This is an operational appeal from the Transfusion Institute, not general donor advice: it concerns a current shortage of specific blood groups.

What this means for residents

Where to check mobile teams

The mobile-team schedule is published on the Blood Transfusion Institute of Serbia's ITKS website.

Why it matters

The institute links the urgent appeal to keeping treatment uninterrupted for patients who need transfusions.