Mediclinic has set up a series of blood donation drives to help secure additional blood. Please visit one of the drives below if you would like to help.
DUBAI:
Mediclinic Welcare Hospital – 23rd June
Mediclinic City Hospital – 29th June
Mediclinic Parkview Hospital - 28th June
Mediclinic Dubai Mall – 29th June
Timings 9am - 2pm
ABU DHABI:
Mediclinic Airport Road - 1 July
Mediclinic Al Noor - 2 July
Timings 9am - 2pm
AL AIN:
Mediclinic Al Ain – 17th June
Mediclinic Jowhara – 24th June
Timings 9am - 2pm
Blood donation eligibility and guidelines:
- Blood donors should have valid emirates ID (MANDATORY). Those on a visit visa or transit visa to the UAE are not eligible to give blood. Kindly provide the mobile number in which we can contact the donor directly if needed.
- Blood donor should be in good general health condition at the time of blood donation.
- Blood donors should be between the ages 18 - 65.
- Blood donors should have a body weight of at least 50 Kg and above (donors who are less than 21 years old must be 55 kg and above).
- All blood donors should have enough sleep on the previous day of donation.
- All blood donors should have healthy food within four hours of donation. Avoid fatty foods like egg, mutton, butter, cheese etc. for at least 12 hours before donation.
- It is not recommended for pregnant and lactating women to donate blood.
- Donors should not have visited a malaria endemic country within one month of donation.
Those who cannot donate blood include:
- A person who has been diagnosed with or suspected of having COVID-19.
- A person who has lived with or has been exposed to a person who is diagnosed with or suspected of having COVID-19.
Those who cannot donate blood for 28 days include:
- A person with any travel history.
- Those who have history of malaria are not eligible to donate.