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Learning to donate: Exploring existing and creating new spaces for learning about donatin g blood products

How do people learn about blood and plasma donation?

Without blood and plasma, many medical treatments would not be possible. Blood is needed, for example, during surgery, emergencies and childbirth. Plasma forms the basis for medicines used to treat im mune disorders and rare diseases, among other conditions. Donors are therefore essential to making this care possible.

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DESCRIPTION: Learning to donate: Exploring existing and creating new s paces for learning about donating blood products

How do p eople learn about blood and plasma donation?

Mod ern healthcare could not function without blood and plasma donations. Yet there are too few donors in the Netherlands and across Europe. R esearch by sociologist Alexandra Ciaușescu shows that awareness of d onation does not arise overnight. Rather, it develops step by step, t hrough family, school, social media, information campaigns and even a video game.Without blood and plasma, many medical treatment s would not be possible. Blood is needed, for example, during surgery , emergencies and childbirth. Plasma forms the basis for medicines us ed to treat immune disorders and rare diseases, among other condition s. Donors are therefore essential to making this care possible.Read t he full news article here.More information on the thesis. END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR