Social Benefits
Blood is a precious bless & a priceless one. Blood or its components is used in many therapeutic cases and surgical operations which save humans’ life. More than 90% of people will have a relative or friend who would need blood to save his/ her life.
Therefore, having a central blood bank is considered crucial for the following reasons:

1. The Occurrence of wars & natural disasters leading to the urging need of  blood  for surgical operations.

2. Driving accidents or occupational injuries require the availability of blood.
    Extensive burns necessitate the presence of plasma.

3. For cancer patients, or chronic hematological diseased patients as   hemoglobinopathies or Anemia caused by kidney failure. They are in constant need for transfusion of blood or one of its components; especially Red Blood Cells.

4. In cases of bone marrow depletion after radiotherapy or chemotherapy, and in patients suffering from platelets dysfunction, the transfusion of platelets is needed.

5. Patients who suffer from genetic hematological disorder leading to uncontrolled bleeding, especially in hemophilia patients needing with Factor VIII and Factor IX.

6. The spoilage of a large amount of blood (expired and not used) regardless to its need is referred to the lack of central database that connects blood banks in hospitals with a central blood bank.

7. Encouraging healthy individuals to donate blood & spreading the culture of blood donation which returns on the donor with: * Increase the activity of bone marrow producing new blood cells.

• Increase in blood circulation activity & eliminating headache. Decreasing blood pressure in patients with slight ↑blood pressure.

• As part of the donation process, a complete medical check up with laboratory intensive examination is preformed including venereal diseases. Assuring wellbeing healthy status for everyone.

• Helping others is a noble act as it saves other’s lives, or regains a smile. For it is indeed a charity on behalf of ones soul which bless it with the spirit of contentment and rejoice.
   

Religious Benefits
Our Community is virtuous & compassionate, it helps those in need.
It is a community motivated by the words of the Holy Quraan when it states:
(Help you one another in Al-Birr and At- Taqwa (Virtue, righteousness and piety)Al Ma’idah
(2), and when our dear prophet says (Such the believers in their love and their mercy and their sympathy, as the body, if one of its parts part complains, all other parts of it falter with staying up and with the fever). [1]

It is an act of revival for human life. God has declared in His Holy Quran: (And if anyone saves a life, it would be as if he saved the life of all mankind). Al Ma’idah (32). There is no difference what so ever if a person made donation with his money or his blood, for they are both generous and their generosity will receive blessings form our God[2].

It is true; good deeds shield us from dreadful closure at the end of our lives. Indeed, money or blood donation is an obligation on every aspect; religiously, humanly and socially [3].

We’ve learned from our prophet PBUH that with donation, ones possession of money will not lessen, but rather grow and multiply, says Prophet Mohammed PBUH: (Wealth is not diminished by giving “to charity”) [4].

On the other hand, blood donation is a selfless & magnanimous deed that shall be blessed by God, in this life and the after life. It places love amongst people. It is a proof of true magnanimity & shows real affections [5].

There are no side effects for blood donation, but proved to hold many benefits for both the donor & the recipient [6]. It is a charity on behalf of ones who are fortunate with health (So, Who ever does good equal to the weight of an atom (or a small ant) shall see it)Al-Zalzala (8). [7]

Our beloved prophet PBUH had declared that in donation of any kind is a way to alleviate ones anguish in judgment day when he says: (And who opens a grieve of his brother, Allah does one on the doom’s day for him, and who covers one Moslem, Allah covers him on the doom’s day)[8].
 

Health Benefits
Due the continuous advances in Transfusion Medicine, the Central Blood Bank is established according to international standards. The Central Blood Bank will join international quality programs such as the one provided by the World Health Organization (WHO), or auditing bodies as (AABB) in order to evaluate the performance of the Central Blood Bank. The evaluation is conducted by inspectors who inspect staffs’ performance, level of services & laboratory investigations & safety.

The following services will be provided by the Central Blood bank to all governmental & private hospitals, free of charge:
A. Preparation of all blood products like:

1. Packed Red Blood Cells.

2. Leucodepleted Red Blood Cells.

3. Washed Red Blood Cells.

4. Fresh Frozen Plasma.

5. Cryoprecipitate.

6. Platelet Concentrates.

7. Granulocytes Concentrates.

B.Preserving blood by freezing & de-freezing at transfusion time according to the international approved guidelines.
C.Providing therapy for patients requiring elimination of one of the blood’s circulating components & substituting it with another component or fluids, using Therapeutic Pheresis Techniques.
D.Establishing a specialized medical training group. Performing workshops for doctors & also, providing Continuous Medical Education (CME) for all BB working professionals in all their branches for a better education & up-to-date blood safety methods leading transfusion services to international standards
E.Preparing all blood components by apheretic methods: Platelets concentrates, Leucocytes concentrates, stem cells, … etc…
 

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