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The most sincere work.. and the loftiest goal

Sami Al Riyami

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June 16, 2021

There is no joy comparable to the joy of contributing to saving a single human life, and there is no voluntary work better than serving a sick or injured person between life and death waiting for a blood transfusion to regain catch and return to his family, home and family, so donating blood is one of the best and most important humanitarian works that he can provide man to his fellow man.

Not only that, but there are many medical benefits for the donor himself. Doctors confirm that donating blood activates the donor’s bone marrow cells, and these cells are the place of blood production, which increases their effectiveness, renews their activity, and produces more new blood cells!

It has also been proven that every time a person donates blood, he gets rid of some extra iron contained in the body, which if its level in the blood increases, increases the risk of heart disease, and iron accelerates the oxidation of cholesterol, and increases damage to small arteries, so your donation With blood on a regular basis, you will reduce the risk of heart attack and stroke.

For these reasons, the Dubai Health Authority, Emirates Today newspaper, and Al-Amin service have increased year after year the continuity of the “My Blood for My Country” campaign, which aims to encourage members of society to donate blood. Over the past years, the campaign has achieved good success, and we all hope today that The campaign is successful this year, and receives a response from the public, as they have promised us every year.

The "My Blood for My Country" campaign was launched in its first session in 2012, under the generous patronage of His Highness, the Crown Prince of Dubai, and His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed was the first blood donor at the moment of its launch, which contributed to the success and encouragement of community members to participate in the campaign since its first year, especially after His Highness emphasized the importance of the initiative, and said his famous sentence, which deserves to be written in letters of light, that "blood donation is the best gift that a citizen and resident can give as an expression of love for the homeland, especially since there are sick and injured people who need every drop of blood."

Statistics from the Dubai Health Authority showed that the "My Blood is for My Country" campaign provided about 36,000 units of blood during the past nine years, which helped save the lives of 90,000 patients, and this is a good achievement, reflecting the community's awareness of the importance of volunteering, and the importance of a sincere humanitarian contribution to saving Souls we know nothing about except that they need a drop of blood in order to continue living, and this is the truest work, the noblest and the highest goal.

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