Ministry calls on blood donors to avoid shortage in Kuwait
Health Assurance Hospitals Company denies connection to ‘long queues’ footage
KUWAIT: Director of the Department of Blood Transfusion Services at the Ministry of Health (MoH) Dr Reem Al-Radwan said that there is a lack of citizens and residents donating blood, stressing they need more blood donators. Radwan said in a press statement carried by Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) yesterday that bad weather caused the cancellation of some blood donation campaigns, pointing out that the blood supply is still ‘good’ but to avoid any shortage, donations are required for operations and helping cancer patients. Work continues in the Central Blood Bank at Jabriya on Sunday to Thursday 7 am to 9 pm, Friday 1 pm to 7 pm and Saturday at 7 am to 7 pm. Blood donation continues in Al-Adan Hospital, Jahraa Hospital, National Guard Branch, Hamad Al-Humaidhi Center, Sheikha AlSiraoui Shuwaikh, Al-Abdalrazak Hospital Branch at 8:00 am to 1:00 pm and Al-Adan Hospital Branch from Sunday to Thursday at 8 am to 1 pm and 4 pm to 8 pm.
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Long queues
The Health Assurance Hospitals Company (Dhaman) announced there was a misunderstanding concerning the long queues at health insurance centers, noting that those centers are not affiliated with it. The company was commenting on footage circulated over social media showing people lined up outside a building, waiting to enter to renew their health insurance documents. Dhaman said its automated health insurance collection systems are safe and more accurate as they are directly connected to the health insurance documentation system.
Informed sources said Dhaman has already held preparations to launch its first primary healthcare clinics to serve expats working for the private sector