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Help Save a Life: Dubai Healthcare City Holds Blood Drive
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One Pint of Blood Can Save Up To Three Lives
Dubai Healthcare CityDubai Healthcare City
(DHCCDHCC), a member of TECOM InvestmentsTECOM 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 InvestmentsTECOM 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 DHCCDHCC'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 CityDubai 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.
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About Dubai Healthcare City
Dubai Healthcare CityDubai Healthcare City (DHCCDHCC), a member of TECOM InvestmentsTECOM Investments was conceived as the location of choice for quality healthcare and an integrated center of excellence for clinical and wellness services, medical education and research in the Middle East. It is the world's first healthcare free zone and consists of two phases. The first phase of 4.1 million square feet is now operational with a medical cluster of day-care and outpatient clinics, diagnostic centers, rehabilitation centers, transplantation centers, hospitals and pharmaceutical and equipment suppliers.
DHCCDHCC is home to over 80 respected facilities operating to the highest international standards including: The Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Academic Medical Center (AMC),The City Hospital, Moorfields Eye Hospital Dubai, Dr. Sulaiman Al Habib Medical Center, the American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery Hospital, Dr. Nicolas & ASP, London Centre for Aesthetic Surgery, Dubai Gynaecology and Fertility Centre, Mughrabi Eye Centre and the German Heart Center. World-leading pharmaceutical companies are also based in DHCCDHCC such as Wyeth, Sanofi Aventis, Novartis, AstraZeneca, and Novo Nordisk.
For further information, please contact:
Aseel Nihad
Associate Account Manager
Jiwin Public Relations
Tel: 00971 4 3613584
Email: aseel.nihad@Jiwin.ae
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