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UAE Nationals Main Donors of Blood
DUBAI - For the past 15 years, UAE nationals have topped the list of blood donors in the country with comparative figures standing at 29.57 per cent, according to a senior health official.
Dr Amin Al Amiri, CEO of the Medical Practice and Licensing Section at the Ministry of Health and chairman of the Higher National Committee for Blood Donation, claimed that the country achieved self sufficiency in blood supply since 1984.
In 2008, over 85,000 blood units were collected country wide. “Currently, all 14 blood banks (private and government) in the UAE have between 500-700 blood units ready for any emergency any day,” he explained.
Besides UAE nationals, at least 77 other nationalities are among top blood donors in the country. In a survey done recently, blood donors from all other nationalities stood at 17.4 per cent.
Indians ranked second in number in donating blood, standing at 15.17 per cent (2,963) followed by Syrians at 9.86 per cent (1,926). Jordanian nationals ranked fourth standing at 6.64 per cent (1,296), Egyptians at 8.94 pc (1,745), Iranians at 5.18 pc (1,012), Palestinians at 4.74 pc (872), Pakistanis at 4.7 pc (794), Iraqis at 3.19pc (622), Sudanese at 1.44 pc (282) followed by Yemenis, Omanis, Lebanese, Sri Lankans and Filipinos.
Dr Amiri also said that in case of a national disaster, the MoH could handle up to 3,000 blood donors at one time. “We also have the facilities to safely secure and store blood products,” he added. Currently, the MoH has five mobile blood banks all over the country with plans to expand.
Major blood collections have always been voluntary; through campaigns in universities, government departments and private organisations.
“Using the SMS to ask for blood donations may create panic among the public and paint a wrong picture of the state of hospitals,” he said.
Following an in-depth study, the Central Blood Transfusion and Research Centre (CBTRC) in Sharjah was recently made the regional centre for blood transfusion by the World Health Organisation, said Dr Amiri, adding that the centre caters to the needs of all age groups.
Over 80 million units of blood are donated every year, but only 38 per cent are collected in developing countries where 82 per cent of the global population lives, according to the World Blood Donor Day web site.
asmaalizain@khaleejtimes.com
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