Mansour bin Mohammed witnessed the closing activities of the campaign
"My blood for my country" concludes its 10th session with a total of 16.7 thousand donors
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His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairman of the Supreme Committee for Crisis and Disaster Management in Dubai and Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Dubai Academic Health Corporation, witnessed the closing activities of the 10th edition of the "My Blood for My Country" campaign, at the headquarters of "Expo 2020 Dubai", coinciding with The country's celebrations of the fiftieth anniversary of the Union, with a total of more than 16,730 donors.
10 years
The "My Blood for My Country" campaign was launched in its first session in 2012, under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of the Executive Council, and His Highness was the first blood donor at the moment of the campaign's launch, which contributed to its success and encouraged community members to participate. In it, the campaign succeeded in collecting 44,348 units of blood over 10 years, through 706 campaigns that included government and private institutions, while the campaign is implemented in a strategic partnership between the "Emirates Today" newspaper, the "Amin" service, and the Dubai Health Authority.
"My blood is my country"
The Director-General of the Dubai Health Authority, Awad Saghir Al Ketbi, said, "The keenness of His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum to attend the conclusion of the 10th session of the (My Blood for My Country) campaign, and His Highness' blessing of the results of this course, will push the campaign to achieve more of its goals." noble medical and humanitarian in the next stage.”
Al Ketbi stressed that His Highness' diligent follow-up to all steps of the "My Blood for My Country" campaign gives community members an important incentive to donate blood, explaining that "the 10th session witnessed a remarkable turnout by donors, with a total of more than 16,730 donors, compared to the year 2020, in which they offered to donate blood. About 4750 donors.
Human values
He added: "The growing number of donors year after year, since the campaign was launched in 2012, reflects the depth of human values that characterize the UAE society, which prompted donors to participate in this humanitarian work, which represents the pinnacle of altruism, in order to save a human life."
He expressed the authority's deep appreciation and deep gratitude to blood donors, for their awareness and cooperation that contributes to saving the lives of others, and expresses the extent of societal cohesion, which has long been one of the most important features of the UAE.
The Director General of the Dubai Health Authority praised the great role played by the participating government agencies in organizing the "My Blood for My Country" campaign, stressing that all of them directly contribute to the success of the campaign, wishing for continued fruitful cooperation between the various agencies, to continue the campaign's achievement of its goals.
donation culture
The “My Blood for My Country” campaign aims to spread awareness and culture of blood donation as a humanitarian and patriotic act, attract donors for the first time to expand the base of blood donors in the Emirate of Dubai, support the authority’s database in emergencies and crises, and the need for donors of rare blood types, as well as focus on the age group Between 18 and 30 years old (young people), to make blood donation a part of a healthy lifestyle, and encourage government agencies in the Emirate of Dubai to support blood donation, by participating in blood donation campaigns.
Number of donors
The Dubai Health Authority revealed the increase in the number of participants in the "My Blood for My Country" campaign, during the 10 cycles, as the campaign collected 418 blood units in its first cycle, which rose to 16,730 units during the 10th cycle. campaigns in its first cycle, reaching 488 campaigns this year.
• The "campaign" collected more than 44,000 blood units during 10 years, which contributed to saving the lives of 132,000 people.
• The "campaign" was implemented in a strategic partnership between "Emirates Today", the "Al-Amin" service, and the Dubai Health Authority.
Young donors
Dubai Health statistics showed an increase in the number of donors for the first time in the campaign, from 29% of the total donors during the first cycle, to 66.7% of donors during the 10th cycle, which reflects the growing community awareness about the culture of blood donation.
The percentage of young donors increased from 12.7% of the total donors during the first cycle, to 23.63% during the 10th cycle, and the number of government agencies participating in the campaign increased by 32, compared to only three in the first cycle.