Tuesday 23 / April / 2024
Muscat: The Ministry of Health represented by the Department of Blood Banks Services and in collaboration with the World Health Organisation Office organised a blood donation campaign, coinciding with World Blood Donor Day that comes this year under the theme 'Safe Blood Saves Lives' promoted with the slogan 'Give blood and make the world a healthier place.'
His Highness Sayyid Kamil bin Fahad Al Said, Assistant Secretary General for the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister for the Council of Ministers participated in this campaign by donating blood in support of the blood transfusion services.
Oman WHO office personnel further participated in the campaign by donating blood.
It is worth noting that during the recent press conference of the Supreme Committee in charge of discussing mechanisms to deal with the coronavirus (COVID-19), Dr. Ahmed bin Mohammed Al Saidi, Minister of Health thanked the blood donors for saving many lives of those who need blood, urging them to continue their generous contribution.
Meanwhile, The Department of Blood Banks Services calls on citizens and residents to continue donating blood.
The Department thanks and praises all blood donors for their unlimited support for blood transfusion services in the Sultanate.
