Saudi Gazette report

DAMMAM — The Tamil Nadu Thowheed Jamath (TNTJ) Dammam Chapter organized its 64th mega blood donation drive in coordination with Dammam Central Tower Hospital here on Friday.

The campaign, which started early in the morning, collected 193 units of blood which is equivalent to 87 liter of blood for emergency needs in different hospitals.

Voluntary donors of various nationalities gathered at the hospital premises while a large number of expatriates, mostly from the Tamil Nadu community from South India, pledged to donate blood on a regular basis. TNTJ volunteers helped the hospital staff in registration and coordination. A standard health screening procedure was followed prior to blood donation. Each donor underwent tests for blood pressure, sugar, hemoglobin count and communicable diseases before being allowed to donate blood under the supervision of Dr. Abdurrahman Vetri.

The campaign coordinator Chek Ansari said: “TNTJ has conducted blood donation campaigns in coordination with various hospitals in the Eastern Province for the last 15 years and so far more than 60 camps have been held in this region. Furthermore, every year TNTJ organizes a massive campaign for catering to the emergency needs of Haj and Umrah pilgrims. In recognition of TNTJ’s voluntary donation camps, the Saudi Ministry of Health has given TNTJ a number of awards every year during International Blood Donors Day. By the grace of Almighty Allah, the Dammam TNTJ chapter has continued to see a high number of voluntary blood donors for the last 15 years.”

EP Regional Blood Bank Director Dr. Faris Al-Qahtani and his team provided full support to TNTJ volunteers and thanked the organizers for organizing such impressive noble work.