- Dubai Health Authority (DHA) launched a blood donation bus on 25th May, 2017, to increase daily blood collection amount by 70-80 units
- The AED 1.79 million-worth bus was donated by DP World to the Dubai Blood Donation Centre (DBDC), for its mobile blood collection initiatives
- The partnership between DHA and DP World is helping to strengthen ties between government entities in Dubai
- The new mobile campaign and an increase in collection of blood by 70-80 units per day will directly benefit patients affected by Thalassaemia, and also increase the blood donations in UAE
- The DHA is a government-run body, and the singular authority in Dubai when it comes to all aspects of the health and medical industry in the emirate
- DP World is an organisation that deals with multiple business, but mainly in the maritime sector, under the Government of Dubai
- The DBDC is the central blood donation centre for Dubai, which supplies blood and blood products to all private and governmental hospitals in the emirate
- In 2016, the DBDC collected approximately 50,000 units of blood, making it the Centre to collect the highest units of blood in the country
- DBDC collects 50% of the total blood collected throughout the country with average daily collections of 150 units
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