Abu Dhabi Blood Bank Organizes Blood Donation Drive with Al Naboodah National Contracting Group LLC

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Abu Dhabi – The Abu Dhabi Blood Bank, which operates under the direction of the Sheikh Khalifa Medical City managed by Cleveland Clinic, launched a blood donation campaign today 24 January 2010 on its campus for the staff of Al Naboodah National Contracting Group LLC. More than (100) staff volunteered in response to the growing demand for blood and blood components. SKMC is owned and operated by SEHA, the Abu Dhabi Health Services Company, which is responsible for the curative activities of all the public hospitals and clinics in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi.
 
The Blood Bank organizes an average of seven blood donation drives weekly with different organizations in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi. Universities cooperate with the Blood Bank to organize such donation drives for its students, shopping malls for its visitors and companies for its staff. The blood collected through the Blood Bank in such campaigns or in its campus covers the needs of governmental and private hospitals in Abu Dhabi as well as other Emirates. Blood transfusions often are needed for trauma victims due to accidents and burns, heart surgery, organ transplants, and patients receiving treatment for leukemia, cancer or other diseases, such as sickle cell disease and thalassemia.
 
The Abu Dhabi Blood Bank medical staff performs tests on blood donors for hemoglobin, blood pressure and blood type. The blood collection process takes approximately 10-20 minutes per donor while the entire process from the time volunteers register and begin the screening until they leave took approximately 45 minutes to an hour. Educational brochures, leaflets and posters were distributed around the facility to raise awareness among the employees about donating blood. Volunteers provide nearly all the nation’s blood supply for transfusion; there is no substitute for Human Blood. If eligible donors give blood twice a year, it would greatly help in maintaining an adequate blood supply for the country. Eligible blood donors can donate blood 3-4 times a year safely.
 
Dr. Laila Abdel Wareth, Chairman of Laboratory Medicine at SKMC praised the efforts of the Abu Dhabi Blood Bank team for organizing the event and thanked the staff of Al Naboodah who donated blood to save lives.
 
Mr. Glyn Thomas, General Manager of Al Naboodah National Contracting Group LLC stated, “We are honored to organize with the Blood Bank this blood donation drive today. It is part of our social responsibility aiming to help the community and support the voluntary works whether it is for blood or other activities. We are proud to see a good contribution from our staff in donating their blood during this campaign which we aim on organizing annually”.
 
The Blood Bank staff ensures that international standards are complied with and that all blood donors were carefully screened to meet strict criteria and that all blood that is donated undergoes 6 major tests for infectious disease. The blood donation process is very safe; the health care team at the Blood Bank will assess donors to ensure their safety. It is not possible to acquire any disease through donating blood because only new, disposable, sterilized equipment is used for each donor.
 
The Abu Dhabi Blood Bank hours of operation are Sunday through Thursday from 7:00 am to 9:00pm and on Saturdays from 8:00am to 1:00pm. Organizations that would like to host the Mobile Blood Bank can call the Abu Dhabi Blood Bank to make arrangements.
To inquire, please call the Blood Bank at +971 2 4940400
 

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