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Al Bawaba
10-08-2025
- Business
- Al Bawaba
Burgan Bank Organizes its Annual Blood Drive for its Employees and their Families in Cooperation with the Central Blood Bank - Blood Transfusion Administration Services
As part of its yearlong efforts to support health and humanitarian initiatives under the umbrella of its social responsibility and ESG program, Burgan Bank organized its annual blood drive at its headquarters for its employees and their families, in cooperation with the Central Blood Bank – Blood Transfusion Administration Services. The campaign aimed to raise awareness of the importance of regular blood donation and encourage a culture of giving back – specially when it comes to efforts that can save the lives of others. On this occasion, Ms. Zahra Boarki, Senior Manager – Internal Communication at Burgan Bank, stated: 'In line with Burgan Bank's unwavering commitment to social responsibility and its role in supporting sustainable national initiatives, we continue to organize our annual blood drive in cooperation with the Central Blood Bank, reinforcing our healthcare system's strategic blood reserve and ensuring its readiness to meet patients' needs, especially in emergencies.' Adding: 'Our ongoing commitment to this campaign and others reflects our firm belief that, as a proactive and responsible corporate citizen, the Bank's role goes beyond providing banking services to include supporting community initiatives aimed at making a tangible positive impact on the lives of members of society. We continue to seek to support vital sectors and industries, including the healthcare sector in line with Kuwait Vision 2035.'She also added: "We are proud of the large turnout and wide engagement at this year's blood donation campaign. Throughout this campaign, we focused on promoting a culture of giving among employees and cementing their role as active partners in supporting the healthcare sector. We believe that involving employees in such initiatives reflects the Bank's commitment to give back to the community and reinforces a sense of teamwork within the workplace, contributing to building a sustainable corporate culture that begins with the employee and extends to the community." It serves to note that this campaign is part of a yearlong series of community efforts and initiatives organized by Burgan Bank, reaffirming its role as a proactive partner in supporting sustainable development goals and a key contributor to national efforts in the areas of health, education, environment, and more. With this campaign, the Bank renews its invitation to all members of society and institutions to embrace the culture of regular blood donation, given its significant impact in saving the lives of thousands of patients and those in need of blood.
BBC News
03-08-2025
- Health
- BBC News
Ealing man praises blood donor staff for saving his life
A man whose heart stopped beating for 10 minutes has thanked blood donor staff for providing the service that he said saved his Allick, 42, from Ealing, west London, suffered a heart attack caused by a pulmonary embolism in 2023 and received seven blood transfusions after blood clots were discovered in his heart and lungs. The father of two spent two years in rehabilitation and had to relearn the basics of life, from feeding himself to walking."Without blood transfusions I wouldn't be here today. The left side of my body was filled with clots. Having the right blood ready and waiting gave me a second chance at life," Mr Allick said. 'Wonderful reminder' He credited the blood transfusions as saving his life, and visited NHS Blood and Transplant's (NHSBT) West End donor centre to thank staff for providing the service."We often don't realise how critical blood donation is until we're on the receiving end. Someone's decision to give blood saved my life. And that's what I want more people to realise," Mr Allick hopes to encourage more people from black heritage communities to donate the blood used to treat Mr Allick's emergency situation came from donors of a range of ethnicities, the NHS said it needed more black donors so that it can provide ethnically matched blood to treat a range of conditions. NHSBT West End donor centre manager Carolyn Roost said: "Matthew's visit is a wonderful reminder of the acute relevance of NHSBT's work."His visit puts a face to many thousands of people a year whose lives have been saved and improved by the generosity of the capital's blood donors." Dee Thiruchelvam, NHSBT chief nursing officer, said they needed an extra 16,000 black heritage blood donors this year.
