MOHAMMED RASOOLDEEN
KUWAIT : Sri Lanka was honoured in Kuwait on the WHO’s World Blood Donor Day for donating the highest volume of blood to treat patients in this part of the world.
Every year, in accordance with the guidelines of the World Health Organization, the Central Blood Bank of Kuwait honors communities, organizations and individuals who donate the most blood each year.
This year, two Sri Lankan Expatriates organizations namely, the Iqra Islamic Association and the Seylan Helping Hand were especially honoured for contributing a sizable volume of blood to the central blood bank of Kuwait.
On behalf of the Kuwaiti government, Dr. Asma Raafat Mohammed, Jabriya mobile Blood bank supervisor, lauded and thanked these two organizations for conducting this noble cause.
Sri Lankan Ambassador in Kuwait, U.L.M .Jouhar told Colombo Times on Tuesday that he was happy and proud of his countrymen, who had made voluntary contribution of their blood to the central blood bank here. He said there is some 110,000 Lankan migrant workers in Kuwait and some of them readily responded to the call of these two organizations,whose achievements are proudly recorded in the annals of Sri Lankans in Kuwait.
An expatriate who wish to remain anonymous told Colombo Times.that Sri Lankans were happy to have participated in the blood donation campaign to repay the government of Kuwait for looking after them well in their respective workplaces. “ Kuwait government is hosting us with all the facilities and services ,we cannot repay them in money but we can reciprocate them with blood, which cannot be bought for money,” he added.
For 2021 June 14 , the World Blood Donor Day slogan was “Give blood and keep the world beating”. The message highlighted the essential contribution blood donors make to keeping the world pulsating by saving lives and improving others’ health. It reinforced the global call for more people all over the world to donate blood regularly and contribute to better health.
A special focus of this year’s campaign was the role of young people in ensuring a safe blood supply. In many countries, young people have been at the forefront of activities and initiatives aimed at achieving safe blood supplies through voluntary, non-remunerated blood donations. Young people form a large sector of the population in many societies and are generally full of idealism, enthusiasm and creativity
