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Crowds swell to donate blood
Over 500 people rushed to donate blood at Latifa Hospital on Wednesday following an example set by His Highness Shaikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai.
The crowd swelled at the Blood Donation Centre soon after Shaikh Mohammad tweeted that he had visited the centre and donated blood. The exact number of people visiting the centre on Thursday remained unknown though tweeters said the crowd was massive.
As reported by Khaleej Times, the message had earlier reached the Rulers after news of the shortage gained momentum on the social media sites.
Dr Laila Al Shaer, Director of Blood Donation at the DHA said that the centre had received over 500 blood donors on Wednesday.
“Firstly we want to express our gratitude to the noble gesture demonstrated by His Highness Shaikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, who pleasantly surprised us with his visit and his kind gesture. All staff members and blood donors were thrilled to see him and it boosted the morale of them and Thalassemia patients. We received over 500 blood donations on Wednesday, and Thursday has been a very busy day,” she added.
“In terms of the shortfall, we would like to educate the community that since blood is a product that has a limited shelf life and expires within a maximum of 42 days, we need regular blood donations,” explained Dr Laila.
“We recently experienced a shortfall, which is an obstacle facing all blood banks in the world. In Dubai this shortfall generally occurs after the holiday season and in summer months. Therefore, we want to educate our community members to regularly donate blood.
“The vital message which we want to give out to the community members, especially with regard to less common blood groups such as O-ve is that we would like to have members register with us so that we can call them from time-to-time depending on the supply. We have to ensure that this blood does not expire and go waste.”
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