Shodhan Prasad
Daijiworld Media Network - Dubai
Dubai, Apr 25: UAE Bunts will conduct a blood donation camp on May 4 between 9.30 am and 1.30 pm at the Latifa Hospital (previously known as Al Wasl Hospital) situated on Oud Mehta Road, Al Wasl area, here.
Donors are requested to try and avoid any dental work 72 hours prior to blood donation and also abstain from taking alcohol at least 12 hours prior to the blood donations, since it disqualifies an interested donor. The donor should not have taken any medicine in the last 48 hours. The donor should not have contacted jaundice in the previous three years.
Organisers have invited all eligible members to donate blood at the camp.
A person above 18 years of age and over 50 kgs in weight can donate blood once in three months. A normal adult has five to six liters of blood in his/her body of which only 300 ml is used during blood donation. This blood is replaced within 24 to 48 hours. No special diet, rest or medicine is required after blood donation.
Every donor is given a medical checkup prior to donation to see if he/she is medically fit and doesn't suffer from anemia, high blood pressure etc.
For more information, please contact: Sudhakar Alva - 050 5525088, Sarvotham Shetty - 050 6125464, Ganesh Rai – 050 5273714.