National blood donation drive to begin in Oman

Oman Saturday 16/January/2021 17:48 PM
By: Times News Service
National blood donation drive to begin in Oman

Muscat: The national blood donation campaign will start on Sunday.

A statement issued online by Oman News Agency (ONA), said: "The campaign aims to motivate Omani youth to take initiative in this humanitarian work and spread the culture of voluntary blood donation among the various segments of society."

The launch of the campaign is sponsored by His Highness Sayyid Kamil bin Fahd bin Mahmoud Al Said, Assistant Secretary General of the Office of Deputy Prime Minister for the Council of Ministers.

The campaign will be organised by the  Directorate  General of Specialised Medical Care at the Ministry of Health represented by the Department of Blood Bank Services and with the participation of various blood banks in the Sultanate.