Organized by "Emirates Today", Al-Amin Service and "Dubai Health" for the fourth year
Dubai Municipality employees and auditors donate their blood to “My Blood for My Country”
Dubai Municipality employees donate to "My Blood for My Country".
Photography: Ahmed Ardeti
The "My Blood for My Country" campaign received more than 60 blood donors from Dubai Municipality employees, yesterday, as part of its convoys that visit government departments in the emirate.
The campaign coordinators said that dozens of municipality employees and auditors queued at the doors of the mobile blood center, requesting to donate blood.
The coordinators of the initiative, which is held under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of the Executive Council, confirmed that the initiative continues in its convoys in government departments and institutions, leading to the establishment of a donation center in the global village at the beginning of next month, for a period of three days, in conjunction with 44th National Day.
Need for blood type “O +” Organizers of the "My Blood for My Country" initiative called on citizens and residents of the "O+" blood type to donate blood, by visiting the Dubai Blood Donation Center of the Dubai Health Authority, which is located at Latifa Hospital. The coordinators of the initiative said that owners of rare species are always invited to donate blood, which contributes to saving sick and accidental cases in the emirate's hospitals, and cases of bleeding. They pointed out that "the need for an O-type is great these days," calling for donations at the center, which opens its doors from seven thirty in the morning until seven thirty in the evening. |
In the details, the convoy of the "My Blood for My Country" initiative reached its fifth station, yesterday, in Dubai Municipality, as part of its convoys to government departments in the emirate.
The initiative's delegation included representatives of the initiative's organizers, namely the Secretary Service in Dubai Police, the Dubai Health Authority, and Emirates Today.
The delegation explained the objectives of the initiative, which seeks to spread awareness of the importance of donating blood, instilling a culture of blood donation periodically among government and private department employees, and emphasizing the importance of donating in saving the lives of patients and accident victims in hospitals.
The delegation called on municipality employees to donate blood, through the mobile donation center that accompanies the convoy, and donate on the first, second and third days of December at the donation center of the initiative in the Global Village, in conjunction with the 44th National Day celebrations.
The Mobile Donation Center received dozens of citizens and residents wishing to donate, as well as the municipality's auditors.
The center collected donations from 60 donors, after apologizing to a large number of donors for health reasons.
The donors were presented as assistants to the Director General and leaders in the municipality, including National Council member Khalid Ali bin Zayed and Muhammad Abdul Karim Julfar.
It was noteworthy that the list of donors included female employees who were keen to donate blood, as well as officials from the Etisalat Corporation and auditors of the municipality who submitted to donate blood when they learned of the campaign.
The director of the Department of Corporate Marketing and Relations in the municipality, Ismail Abdul Rahman Al-Banna, told "Emirates Today" that "the municipality is keen to organize annual blood donation campaigns, and always urges its employees to donate their blood to save the sick and the injured."
He added: "The municipality was keen to receive the (My Blood for My Country) convoy and praise its great humanitarian goals, and support it by inviting all employees from various sectors and departments to donate blood."
He continued, "The response was great from the citizen employees, and it was remarkable that a large percentage of the donors were Arab and foreign resident employees."
Al-Banna, who participated in donating blood, continued: "Assistants to the Director-General and leaders in the municipality were keen to advance the ranks of donors as the simplest expression of loyalty to the homeland, and at the same time motivate employees to donate blood."
He pointed out that "the municipality, through internal advertisements, called on its employees to donate blood, as it is a great national and humanitarian action, which contributes to saving people with dangerous diseases, cancer patients, thalassemia, and cases of traffic accidents."
For his part, the Media Office of Al-Ameen Service for Dubai Police said, "The initiative achieved great success in its rounds, which were launched at the beginning of this month, and included the Dubai Media Corporation, the Roads and Transport Authority in Dubai, the General Directorate of Civil Defense, and the Ministry of Health in Dubai," noting that it "It continues in its convoys, which also includes visits to the departments of residence and foreigners' affairs, Dubai Courts, Dubai Customs and Dubai Police."
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