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Drones used to transport blood in Saudi ArabiaSaudi Health and Saudi Post SPL announced on Wednesday that that they have succeeded in carrying out trials to transport blood units using drones. The trials were done during the Hajj season in July. More… |
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Uber launches new blood donation campaignTo mark World Blood Donor Day, ridesharing service Uber has teamed up with Facebook and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies to encourage users in Dubai to donate blood and combat the shortage of blood donations i More… |
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Oryx Rotana hosts blood donation campaignOryx Rotana, a five-star luxury business hotel in Doha, recently organised a blood donation campaign in collaboration with Hamad Medical Corporation for colleagues, guests and visitors. Hosting this initiative comes under Oryx Rot More… |
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Downtown Rotana staff participate in blood donation driveStaff of Downtown Rotana, the newly opened luxury hotel in the heart of Manama, participated in a blood donation drive held at the hotel’s premises, in cooperation with the Salmaniya Hospital of Bahrain. Spearheaded by Downt More… |
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Dubai Blood Donation Centre collects over 11,000 units of bloodThe Dubai Blood Donation Centre (DBDC) has collected more than 11,000 units of blood in the last three months, following Dubai Health Authority's (DHA) launch of the ‘BE THE 1’ blood donation campaign in partnership with Real Mad More… |
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France curbs blood transfusions over Zika virusTravellers coming back from any outbreak zones of the Zika virus will need to wait at least 28 days before giving blood to avoid any risk of transmission, French Health Minister Marisol Touraine said. Zika, which is rapidly spread More… |
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Brazil confirms Zika infection from blood transfusionBrazilian health authorities confirmed on Thursday a case of transmission of Zika through a transfusion of blood from a donor who had been infected with the mosquito-borne virus that is spreading rapidly through the Americas. The More… |
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Leukemia drug gets conditional European approvalEuropean health regulators on Friday conditionally approved Amgen's rare blood cancer drug, Blincyto, which is one of the world's most expensive cancer treatments. The US Food and Drug Administration in More… |
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DHA encourages people to donate bloodThe Dubai Health Authority’s (DHA) twitter clinic known as #smart_clinic encouraged people to donate ahead of World Blood Donor Day which falls on the June 14. This year WHO is observing a theme for the day titled ‘Tha More… |
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Arjaan by Rotana Dubai organises blood donation driveArjaan by Rotana, Dubai, a leading five-star hotel in the UAE emirate, recently organised a blood donation drive. The initiative, in collaboration with Latifa Hospital, was a first for the hotel and invitations were extended to colleagu More… |
