Blood shortages threaten thalassaemia patient care

Cyprus Mail · 22/10/2026, 5:49:30 μ.μ.

Patients’ groups issued a distress signal in parliament on Thursday over inadequate blood stocks to properly treat people with thalassaemia and other haemoglobin diseases. MPs heard that the lack of blood has led to postponements of surgeries as well as under-transfusions for thalassaemia patients. Disy’s Prodromos Alambritis called for specific measures to boost blood donations, […]