Blood supplies in Czech hospitals are running low as donors age

Blood reserves in Czech hospitals are thinning as the number of donors continues to fall, with younger people failing to replace an ageing donor base, according to an analysis by Seznam Zprávy. The Czech Republic has around 230,000 regular blood donors, well below the roughly 300,000 recommended by the World Health Organization.

European Commission approves fifth recovery fund payment for Czechia

The European Commission has approved Czechia’s fifth request for payment from the EU recovery fund, worth €614 million, the Commission said in a statement. The money, expected to be paid in March, comes from the Recovery and Resilience Facility and targets projects focused on affordable housing, sustainable mobility and railway infrastructure.