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Remangate por la Vida 2026 calls for nationwide blood drive on September 12 and 13

From ABC Color · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Remangate por la Vida will collect blood from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. on September 12 and 13 at five sites in Asunción and the surrounding metropolitan area.
  • Previous editions attracted more than 3,140 donors, collected 1,570 liters of blood, and directly benefited more than 12,560 people.
  • Organizers say the campaign also aims to reduce fears about blood donation and encourage companies and civic groups to organize similar drives.

Remangate por la Vida will return this weekend with two consecutive days of voluntary blood donations, turning five locations in Asunción and the metropolitan area into collection points on September 12 and 13. The sites will operate continuously from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Donors can visit the Casa del Exalumno del Colegio San José, Shopping Mariscal, delSol Shopping, Shopping Mariano, or the headquarters of the Unión Industrial Paraguaya. Organizers say earlier editions drew more than 3,140 donors, collected 1,570 liters of blood, and directly benefited more than 12,560 people through the health system.

What matters here is not only the amount of blood collected on this date, but the fact that many companies and civil society organizations are now emulating Remangate por la Vida.

· Marcelo CodasThe campaign representative described the initiative’s wider influence beyond its own collection days.

Marcelo Codas, a representative of the campaign, said its impact extends beyond the blood collected during the event. “What matters here is not only the amount of blood collected on this date, but the fact that many companies and civil society organizations are now emulating Remangate por la Vida,” he told ABC Color.

Codas also said the campaign has helped challenge fears and prejudices that have kept people away from blood banks. He expects between 700 and 1,000 people to attend across the different locations, while noting that many others donate at different sites. The campaign presents the drive as part of a broader effort to increase annual blood collection in Paraguay.

We all have a little fear of donating blood, and we believe that thanks to the work of Remangate por la Vida and the possibility of donating in public places, that fear is disappearing and more blood is collected each year.

· Marcelo CodasHe discussed the campaign’s effort to overcome public fears and encourage more donations.
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