Dubai Airport Freezone Ties Up With Al Wasl Hospital For Successful Blood Donation Campaign

More than 100 employees of companies working at Dubai Airport Freezone, participated in this year’s blood donation campaign led by the Freezone’s ‘Tawasul’ team for humanitarian and social services.

The campaign was held in cooperation with Al Wasl Hospital. Yousuf Behzad, Executive Director of Human Capital & Strategy at Dubai Airport Freezone said, "this blood donation campaign by the "Tawasul" team, links DAFZ, Al Wasl Hospital and members of the community who suffer in hospitals of the country due to lack of adequate blood supplies required for their treatment."

"The Tawasul Team is tasked by DAFZ to carry out activities and events that benefit society as a whole and raise hope and optimism in the community. The team works in line with a strategy to implement the corporate social responsibility policy of the Freezone," he added.

Since its inception, Tawasul has organised several activities such as visiting the homes of the elderly and health centers for people with special needs. Tawasul has also helped them to raise funds by organising auctions to sell the handicrafts and artwork made by people with special needs, to encourage them to interact more with society.

Behzad added that the campaign aims to provide the health authorities across the country, like clinics and hospitals, with the sufficient supplies of blood to meet the needs of their patients.

"Successful cooperation between Al Wasl Hospital and DAFZ has led to great results over the years. A specialised team of four doctors, a nurse and two assistants from Al Wasl Hospital screened the donors for suitability and supervised the donation," Behzad concluded.
 

Lloyds TSB Middle East And The Dubai Health Authoritys Blood Donation Centre Host Dubais Most Successful Mobile Donation Campaign

Lloyds TSB Middle East, part of one of the world’s largest banking groups, joined hands with the Dubai Health Authority’s Blood Donation Centre (DBDC) on Thursday 31st March to host a blood donation drive. According to the DBDC, the event which saw a section of the Bank’s car park transformed into a donation site was the Centre’s most successful mobile donation campaign, attracting donations from sixty-four volunteers.

Richard Musty, Managing Director of Lloyds TSB Middle East said:

“We are thrilled to have been part of a successful campaign to help raise vital donations for a hugely important medical cause. At Lloyds TSB Middle East community is a crucial part of everything that we do. On behalf of both the DBDC and Lloyds TSB Middle East, I would like to extend a warm thank you to everyone who donated”.

Commenting on behalf of the DBDC, Dr. Laila Al Shaer, Head of the Centre said:

“Our coordinated campaign with Lloyds TSB Middle East last Thursday enabled us to attract the highest number of donations that any of our mobile donation drives has seen. On behalf of our patients and staff I would like to thank everyone who visited the units for their support. Their efforts underpin the DBDC’s ability to provide life saving services to our community”.
 

Lloyds TSB Middle East Launches Blood Drive Campaign In Partnership With The Dubai Health Authoritys Blood Donation Centre

Lloyds TSB Middle East, part of one of the world’s largest banking groups, has partnered up with the Dubai Health Authority’s Blood Donation Centre (DBDC) to organise a blood donation drive. The campaign, which will take place on the 31st March between 9am and 2pm, will be held in the car park of the Bank’s Jumeirah branch on Al Wasl Road.

March 31st will see a section of the Bank’s car park transformed into a donation site, with the DBDC providing medical staff and mobile vans stocked up with 4 donation beds, all the required medical equipment, and supplies to facilitate blood donation by Bank staff, customers and the wider public.

Richard Musty, Managing Director of Lloyds TSB Middle East said:

“At Lloyds TSB Middle East we are committed to supporting our wider local community and we are excited to be able to do so through contributing towards a hugely important medical cause. Our ambitions for March 31st are sky high and we hope that this partnership with the DBDC will be the first in a series of coordinated efforts.”

Commenting on behalf of the DBDC, Dr. Laila Al Shaer, Head of the Centre said:

“We welcome Lloyds TSB Middle East’s efforts in helping us to raise the profile of this humane cause. Maintaining the DBDC’s blood supply is our collective responsibility as business leaders, medical professionals and citizens of the Emirate. On behalf of our patients and staff I would like to thank the donors in advance for their support, which is pivotal to the Centre’s ability to provide blood and blood products.”

Lloyds TSB Middle East extends a warm invitation to the blood drive to all those who are fit and able to donate.

 

Successful Blood Donation Drive Held At Deiras Twin Towers

Dubai Investment Properties, one of the leading real estate developers in the UAE, today announced that Rouse, a leading intellectual property (IP) consultancy, held a successful blood donation drive at the Twin Towers in Deira. The fourth annual blood donation drive, which is a part of the company’s global CSR programme ‘Rouse Cares’, was held in association with the Dubai Health Authority to support patients suffering from thalassemia and other life-threatening ailments. Employees, partners and guests voluntarily came forward to donate in large numbers.

“We commend Rouse for organising the blood donation drive and are happy to whole-heartedly support it. Twin Towers was happy to offer them all the facilities and services required to make this blood donation a mega success. Our staff and other tenants at Twin Towers came out in big numbers to support Rouse’s blood donation campaign,” says Mr. Deepak Chawla, Operations Manager at DIP.
 

Galleries Hosts Blood Drive For Dubais Al Wasl Hospital

The Galleries at Downtown Jebel Ali is getting ready to hold its second Blood Donation Drive – on Tuesday 1 February – for Dubai’s Al Wasl Hospital.

The initiative kicks off a series of community events at The Galleries in 2011, and builds on the success of its first ‘give blood’ day last July, in which nearly 100 tenants and staff from Limitless and Dubai World took part.

Bahaa Abouhatab, Project Director at The Galleries, is one of scores of people to sign up to give blood on 1 February. He said: “Emergency blood is in constant demand here in Dubai, and it is wonderful to see our commercial tenants, retail tenants and employees joining forces in support of this worthy cause.

“Our flagship project in Dubai, The Galleries plans a number of Blood Donation Drives and other community events this year, not only to create social interaction among our growing number of tenants and visitors, but also to support the wider communities of Dubai and other parts of the UAE.”

Office and retail tenants already operating at The Galleries include Oregano restaurant, Fresh Plus convenience store, Standard Chartered Bank, Citibank, Mushmaool eatery, Diamond Lease, Kraft Foods, L’Oreal, Ericsson, SPX, Capitalstone and Permasteelisa Gartner. Soon to open are Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank, Subway, Appetite, Nordsee, with more commercial and retail deals being finalised.

The Galleries at Downtown Jebel Ali is on Sheikh Zayed Road, less than an hour’s drive from Abu Dhabi. To find out more about joining The Galleries’ growing community, call 971 44357868 or visit www.downtownjebelali.com
 

Help Save a Life: Dubai Healthcare City Holds Blood Drive

Dubai Healthcare City (DHCC), a member of TECOM Investments, in collaboration with Blood Donation Centre (BDC), the central blood bank of Al Wasl Hospital, and supported by Empower organized a blood donation in order to meet the ongoing demand in the emirate.

In total, 99 members of the public and staff participated in the blood drive in just 5 hours, highlighting that even in the current summer temperatures, people are willing to do what they can to help those in need.

Dr. Ayesha Abdullah, Managing Director of Sciences Cluster, TECOM Investments, said: "Blood donations are an integral and essential part of our health care system and without them many of the life saving and life enhancing treatments that we take for granted cannot be conducted. This initiative reiterates DHCC’s commitment to the well-being of the community and I would like to thank everyone who has participated in our blood drive.

"It is important to raise awareness that one pint of blood can help save three to five lives but also that the need for donations is ongoing. If we are to meet this demand, we need organisations and individuals to become regular supporters because this is something that impacts the whole community."

Dr. Rena Saheb, Head of the Medical Unit in the Dubai – Blood Donation Center at Al Wasl Hospital said: "I would like to extend my gratitude to Dubai Healthcare City for conducting this blood drive. The demand from hospitals and clinics in Dubai is such that we need to conduct almost daily donation campaigns across Dubai. The process is virtually painless and the actual blood donation takes only around 7 minutes (depending on blood flow). All blood groups are required but the need for common blood groups is more."

Donating blood is considered healthy for its benefits of reducing the incidence of heart diseases in certain people, while activating the bone marrow to produce fresh blood cells and preventing the build-up of iron in the body over time.

Dubai Silicon Oasis And General Information Authority Organize Blood Donation Campaign

Dubai Silicon Oasis (DSO), an integrated free zone technology park, and General Information Authority (GIA), in collaboration with Dubai Health Authority (DHA), organized a one-day blood donation drive at the headquarters of Dubai Silicon Oasis Authority (DSOA).

Held on 20 June, the initiative witnessed a significant number of DSOA employees and customers volunteering to donate blood in aid of ‘Thalassemia’ patients as well as those in need of blood.

The blood donation drive was organized to mark the World Blood Donor’s Day. Set annually by World Health Organisation (WHO) for 14 June, the day acknowledged the gesture of millions of people around the world who volunteer to donate their blood for saving the lives of others or enhancing the chances of their recovery from various diseases. The 2010 event focused on young blood donors with its slogan ‘New blood for the world’.

Dr Juma Al Matrooshi, Executive Vice President – Corporate Excellence and Support – DSOA said: “DSOA’s participation emphasizes the approach it takes as an integrated community that seeks to enhance the bonds of communication and harmony. We are pleased to co-operate with two of the most significant institutions that are keen to provide services to the society through humanitarian initiatives and activities.”

Salem Al Shaer, Director General of GIA said: “We are pleased to work with DHA and DSOA to fulfill this initiative, which serves the local society and manifests one of the significant concepts of the UAE strategy. We are confident other organizations in the UAE will also come forward for the benefit of the community at large.”

DHA will ensure the delivery of the donated blood units to those with Thalassemia and heart diseases as well as the victims of accidents and other mishaps at all hospitals across the UAE.

The World Blood Donor Day is based on the need to pay tribute to those involved in relevant humanitarian initiatives while encouraging wider participation from the community.