“Give the blood that you want to receive”: head of Czech Red Cross on Czechia’s donor shortage

The Prague City Council recently approved the awarding of a free annual pass for the city’s public transport system, worth CZK 3,650, to volunteer blood donors who have donated at least 80 times. According to the Czech Red Cross there are currently about 250,000 regular blood donors in Czechia – but the country is still short of at least 50,000.

I spoke to Karol Čukan, Secretary General of the Czech Red Cross, to find out whether and how it is possible for foreigners living in Czechia to donate blood, what the barriers are to entry, and why I myself am not allowed to donate.

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Author: Anna Fodor