(MENAFN- The Peninsula) DOHA: More than 3,000 people have registered as new voluntary donors during this year";s Ramadan campaign organised by Hamad Medical Corporation";s (HMC) Blood Donor Center.
The campaign took place throughout the Holy Month of Ramadan and Eid Al Fitr holidays.
The total number of people who donated blood throughout the campaign was 2,264 while the number of who came to register as donors reached 3,054.
The busiest location was HMC";s Blood Donor Center which saw more than 1,500 people register and 1,038 donate.
At the City Centre mall, 753 people registered as donors and 466 donated blood. A further 773 donors registered at malls across the city and other public gatherings while 473 were able to donate.
The campaign was part of the Blood Donor Centre";s efforts at fostering a culture of voluntary blood donation throughout the community.
'During the campaign, we organised a series of blood donation events in shopping malls and other prominent locations around the country. We also took our campaign to national organisations as well as social and cultural centres with a large number of visitors taking part,” said Sediqeh Al Mahmoudi, Medical Manager of HMC";s Blood Donor Center.
'We would like to thank those members of the public who registered as blood donors as well as community groups and companies who supported our efforts. We would also like to thank H E Sheikh Faisal bin Qassim Al Thani, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Al Faisal Without Borders Foundation (ALF) who has supported our campaign for four years.”
Blood donation helps save many lives here in Qatar every year and there is always demand for blood and blood products.
HMC provides almost 100,000 blood transfusions every year and it includes platelets, plasma and red cells, said a senior official. Traffic accident and other trauma patients, those suffering from obstetric disorders, various forms of cancer patients including those suffering from leukaemia and lymphomas are among the biggest users.
A total of 42,515 people were registered as voluntary donors with the Blood Donor Centre of the HMC in 2015.
Those wishing to register as blood donors or donate blood should visit the HMC Blood Donor Center located on the grounds of Hamad General Hospital near the multistorey car park.
The Peninsula