Donate blood at the centre: your donation can save lives
Sometimes it doesn’t take much time to do something truly important. At Düsseldorf Arcaden, you can donate blood easily and help people who urgently depend on blood products.
Especially around World Blood Donor Day on 14 June, the nationwide #missingtype campaign, with the slogan “You only notice it when it’s missing.”, highlights how important regular blood donations are. In Germany, a blood donation is needed every 7 seconds—around 15,000 donations every day.
Blood cannot be produced artificially. Without donations, sick and injured people cannot be adequately cared for—for example during surgeries, in emergency care or as part of treatments for chronically ill patients. In addition, blood products have a limited shelf life. That’s why continuous commitment is so important to secure long-term supply.
This is exactly where the #missingtype campaign comes in: it makes visible what happens when something essential is missing and aims to raise awareness—especially among young people—about blood donation and motivate them to take part. Because a reliable supply of blood products concerns all of us.
One blood donation can save up to three lives—and it’s also a small health check for you.
At the pop-up blood donation centre in the mall, donating is straightforward:
Simply book an appointment online for the pop-up blood donation at Düsseldorf Arcaden:
https://terminreservierung.blutspendedienst-west.de/s/Pop-up-Blutspende_Duesseldorf
Opening hours:
- Monday to Friday: 1:00 pm – 6:00 pm
- Saturday: 10:00 am – 3:00 pm
Location:
- On the lower ground floor (UG), between MD Beauty and Party Balloon.
Please bring an official photo ID to your appointment. People who are of legal age, healthy and fit, and weigh at least 50 kg are eligible to donate blood.
Learn more about the DRK Blood Donation Services campaign here: http://www.missingtype.de/mitmachen
Whether it’s your first time or you donate regularly: every donation counts. Thank you to everyone who takes part.
Because: You only notice it when it’s missing.