In honor of Sickle Cell Awareness Month, The American Red Cross is launching a campaign to encourage Black and African American donors to consider giving blood.
“There is a blood emergency right now. I mean, it is very critical,” said Alana Mauger, a spokeswoman for the Red Cross. “We are at the point where we are sending blood to hospitals faster than donations are coming in.”
Alana Mauger with American Red Cross Blood Services says 700 units of blood need to be collected in the Penn-Jersey region every single day to meet patient demand.