Mobile Blood Donation Vehicle
Mobile Blood Unit:
Helping to increase the number of donors to meet daily requirements and the growing demand across all blood types, and to spread and strengthen a culture of donation in the community.
Target group:
All members of the community.
Location:
King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre (Riyadh – Jeddah – Madinah).
Financial scope:
SAR 9,000,000.
Project rationale:
- A severe shortage of blood at the blood bank of King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre.
- Too few donors (particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic).
- Continually rising demand for rare blood types.
- Too few blood collection units at the hospital.
- The need to bring the blood units close to where people gather, so donors can reach them easily.
Facts and figures:
• Two blood units were provided for Riyadh and Madinah.
• A blood unit will be provided for Jeddah.
• When the unit is out, daily blood donations range between (80–120) in Riyadh and (30–50) in Jeddah.