HMC encourages public to donate blood during Ramadan

Doha: Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) has encouraged people to donate blood during the holy month of Ramadan. 

HMC has ensured the safety and of blood donors and said that infection control practices are in place at it’s Blood Donor Centers and mobile units at Souq Waqif and Msheireb Downtown.  One out of every 10 patients admitted to hospitals may be in urgent need of a transfusion of blood or blood products, and there are many patients whose lives depend on blood and blood products transfusions. The unit of blood donated may benefit at least three patients if used as separate blood components.