The Blood Donation Drive organised by Al-Ahli Hospital in cooperation with HMC Blood Donor Unit.
DOHA: Al-Ahli Hospital together with Hamad Medical Corporation’s (HMC) Blood Donor Unit held a Blood Donation Drive recently as part of the hospital’s social commitment.
Khalid Al Emadi, Chief Executive Officer of the Medicare Group said, “As a private healthcare provider, it is our Social responsibility to support our community and those in need. We hope to raise awareness and educate our Guests and staff through this initiative on the numerous benefits of donating blood.
“We are always keen and proud to host such events at Al–Ahli Hospital and this example highlight the many ways we can all make an important contribution to our community through these worthy causes.”
“We believe that such initiatives raise public awareness of the importance of donating blood, not only because it may save lives, but also on the health benefits to the donors themselves.”
Dr Abdul Azim Abdul Wahab the Hospital’s Chief of Medical Staff explained, that each component of the donated blood can be used by different recipients for various purposes. Many newborn babies may benefit from a single blood donor as their blood requirements are smaller. Every time you donate blood. Be a hero by donating blood.
“In Order to donate blood the donor must be in a good health and submit to some simple health checks. These are performed totally free of cost. This is of great benefit to donors as it may detect issues at the early stage and allow early diagnosis and treatment.
“Further, donated blood and its derivatives are screened for certain infections. You can choose to be informed if they find any abnormality during the screening process. Frequent blood donations are good free health check-ups that will help you stay healthy,” he said.
