Media Release
Jubail, Jan 13: India Forum Jubail (IFJ), a community service organization based in Al Jubail, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia conducted its second yearly blood donation camp on Saturday, 11th Janaury 2014 from 9 am to 3 pm at Petrokemya Beach Camp in coordination with Jubail General Hospital was a grand success and received overwhelming response from the community.
The programme is aimed at spreading greater awareness about the importance of blood donation as well as helping prevent blood shortage in the region.
IFJ was established in 2005 by a group of NRIs with the aim of building a strong and vibrant community of Indians in Saudi Arabia by promoting educational, cultural, and social and business aspirations of Indian Nationals residing in Jubail regardless of caste, color, creed, race or religion.
Mangalore based Shameer Ahmed Kudroli was the chief coordinator of the event. He called the ceremony to order and welcomed the guests, hospital representatives and blood donors. This is the third time in Jubail region the blood donation drive has been conducted under the leadership of Shameer as he organised a similar event earlier for Toastmasters fraternity and general public.
An informative presentation on blood donation was also given by Dr Hamed El Torakey, the company doctor at GAS. He shared some touching examples where the blood donation had come to the rescue of needy people. He pleaded people to donate blood periodically as blood donation in fact reinvigorated people instead of weakening people as ignorantly perceived by many. He thanked Shameer and his IFJ team for organizing the event professionally.
The prime sponsor for the event was GAS Company, the general manager operations Nawaf Al Anazi, a symposium highlighting the importance of donating blood and gave brief inputs of the benefits of blood donation, he appreciated and urged the participants to spread greater awareness about the importance of blood donation to serve the community.
The community members willingly donated the blood and showed example to the society. Hospital staff was amazed to see the enthusiasm of the community and donors were more than the expected quota of the hospital for single day. Prior the donation BP, sugar level and many check up were done by the hospital staff.
The blood donors and guests and enthusiasts who had gathered on the occasion appreciated the great work done by the IFJ Excom. Breakfast, sumptuous lunch and delicious evening refreshment were served to all participants. The donors will be issued donor certificates along with blood group authentication by the hospital.
The blood donation camp was professionally assisted by medicos of Jubail General Hospital. Forum President Habib Sheikh offered the plaque to hospital staff as a token of appreciation, IFJ Excom honored the participants with certificates in the venue.