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The Dubai Health Authority’s (DHA) Dubai Blood Donation Centre has launched the 9th edition of the ‘Dami Le Watani’ (My Blood, for My Country) blood donation campaign.
The campaign, which was created in 2012, under the patronage of HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of the Dubai Executive Council, will continue until December 10, 2020, in conjunction with the UAE’s National Day celebrations.
Dr Farida Al Khaja, CEO of DHA’s Clinical Support Services and Nursing Sector, said that the campaign also aims to encourage Emirati nationals and residents to give the “gift of life†and donate blood to those in need.
“The campaign has proven its success. Since its launch in 2012 until last year, it succeeded in collecting 22,137 blood units. We have also noticed a notable increase in the number of blood donations over the years, where 418 blood units were collected in 2012, while 6,206 blood units were collected last year. We are expecting this number to further increase this year,†she said.
The Dubai Blood Donation Centre, which falls under Pathology and Genetics Department and Clinical Support Services and Nursing Sector, is the only blood donation centre in Dubai and provides around 50 per cent of the total blood collected throughout the country.
To support the campaign, the DHA is also raising awareness about the importance and benefits of blood donation via its social media channels. The campaign also aims to engage and attract new donors, especially youth, as they are the future blood donors of the UAE.