Red Cross to send less blood to Greece

Feb 25, 2013 – 11:33

The Swiss Red Cross (SRC) has decided to provide significantly less blood to Greek hospitals after delays in payments, even though Greece relies on imports from Switzerland to make up for shortfalls from local donations.

While the bills were eventually paid, Rudolf Schwabe, head of the SRC’s non-profit transfusion service, said that it had decided to lower its financial exposure and reduce exchanges with the Greeks.
 
The service, owned by the SRC, relies on sales of CHF200 million ($215 million) to cover collection, analysis, storage and staff costs. Its previous contract with Greece was worth CHF5 million alone a year.

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