KIFF launches blood donors' network, hold donation camp

March 19, 2013

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Kuwait City, Mar 19: The Kuwait India Fraternity Forum (KIFF), a socio-cultural organization of Indians residing in Kuwait successfully launched KIFF Blood Donors' Network with a Mass Blood donation camp on Friday, at Ministry of Education for Private schools Hall, Salmiya. The event was organized in association with Kuwait Central blood Bank and Noor Clinic. The program witnessed huge response. Large number of self-motivated donors were seen lining up for blood donation even till the last minute.

The organisers informed that even though more than 300 people have registered to donate, due to shortage of time only 200 could donate blood.

Delivering the keynote address, Dr. Ramesh Kumar, Consultant and Head of Hematology, Al-Adan Hospital said that, a healthy adult could give blood 3-4 times a year without any problem. The volume of blood is restored by the body naturally within 3-4 days.

Dr. Mohamed Gaber Lotfy, Registrar, Kuwait Central Blood Bank, applauded the efforts of the organizers in encouraging the youth and conducting such a camp.

Inaugurating KIFF blood donors Network, Mr. Amjath Ali, General Secretary, Kuwait India Fraternity Forum said that,organized efforts would be made to increase the acquisition of the new blood donors, retention rate of the existing blood donors and maintaining the comprehensive data about the donors.

Mr. Abdul Hameed Mulki, President, KKMA, Karnataka Wing, Mr. Malayil Moosa Koya and Ms. Ghadeer Al Edan, Marketing and PR Executive, Noor Clinic also spoke on the occasion.

Other prominent guests on the occasion include Dr. Sunny Varghese, Head of Blood Bank, YIACO Labs, Ms. Sara Munir Ali, Marketing and PR Executive, Noor Clinic.

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ISF urges Indian govt to address the woes of Indian expats in Saudi Arabia

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April 16,2020

Dammam: President of Indian Social Forum, Eastern Province Mr.Wasim Rabbani urged immediate intervention of Indian government to help Non Residential Indians who are in trouble due to corona pandemic in Saudi Arabia.

He said in a press rease that expatriate Indians are in concern as number of corona infected people and deaths are increasing in danger level.

Hea said, "the Saudi health minister's statement a few days ago indicates that the situation in Saudi needs to be taken more seriously with precautionary methods. There are concerns among expatriates because the number of people infected with the coronavirus and the number of deaths reported in various provinces are increasing at an alarming rate."

"Saudi Government and Health Ministry are taking excellent precautionary measures, however, in the coming days expect to see the number of cases to increase in Saudi Arabia. The Indian government needs to take diplomatic and immediate intervention to ensure the treatment of Indian expatriates considering the number of effected people increasing", He said.

He also urged that the Embassy and the Government of India should ensure qaurantiane faculty for Indian expatriates and arrange special low cost flights to bring back expatriates who would like to return home country.

" Government of India and Indian embassy need to intervene immediately to ensure that the quarantine system is in place for Indian expatriates as the facilities in the rooms where the residents are staying together are very limited. There should also be a mechanism to organize low-cost flight services for expatriates who are ready to go home. The government system should also be able to accommodate the expatriates in special quarantine areas in hometown as soon they arrive in India", he urged.

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