The Blood Donation Mobile Unit visits various localities and places of work during the year. This facilitates and encourages recruitment of new blood donors, especially those who have limited free time. The mobile unit collects more than 3000 units of blood per year and has become an important source of blood collection. When the Blood Donation Mobile Unit visits a town or villages we call this event a BLOOD DRIVE.
There are some criteria to be met before a blood drive can be organised. These are:
Identify a contact person, normally the person organizing the event prepare a list of about 25 persons who are ready to donate blood, and encourages new ones. Keep in contact with the person on the list to remind them of the event.
Those organisers or employers who do not succeed to meet the above criteria, but have a small number of donors who would like to donate, can still help by sending the group to the blood donation centre at G'Mangia. For further information you can call on 79307307 or 22066209 or e-mail us on
customercare.nbts@gov.mt
As the Mobile Unit is 80 feet long with stairs on the side. There should be adequate space for parking. Sloping areas are not appropriate.
The Blood Donation Mobile Unit is available from 8.30am till 1.00pm
Below you can find the schedule of where we are going to be for the next 28 days. In case of difficulty, please call us on 79307307 or land line 22066201 or free phone 80074313.
Blood Collection at
Gozo are held at
Xewkija Berġa every alternate Sunday between 8.00am till 1.00pm and every alternate Tuesday between 1.00pm and 5.00pm. For further information see the below
schedule or call us on 79307307.
Blood Drives Schedule
Legend:
Gozo on Tuesday from 1.00pm-5.00pm at Xewkija Berġa
Gozo on Sunday from 8.00am-1.00pm at Xewkija Berġa
'U'- preceding place means Mobile Blood Donation Unit
'T'- preceding place means Blood Donation Set up at a partilcar building/place
Each event is preceeded with notification including more details in Blood Donor MT App
All events are subject to change, again a notification is submitted in Blood Donor MT App
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For the time being, the Blood Mobile Unit is out of service as it is undergoing maintenance. The Department will inform when it can be out on the road again. Sorry for any inconvenience.
31-May-2020 Sun, T-Mellieħa inside Local Council
02-June-2020 Tue, Gozo Xewkija Berġa
07-June-2020 Sun, Gozo Xewkija Berġa
16-June-2020 Tue, Gozo Xewkija Berġa
21-June-2020 Sun, Gozo Xewkija Berġa
30-June-2020 Tue, Gozo Xewkija Berġa
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Always get the ID or Driving Licence
Young children to be accompanied by an adult who is not giving blood