By: Fredolin P. Aguinaldo
– Doha, State of Qatar
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| Courtesy of Jen Pacleb - ABS-CBN correspondent, Doha, Qatar |
In order to achieve optimum stock level of blood - Hamad
Medical Corporation mobilized their resources after various campaigns urging
Qatar residents to donate blood.
To serve the request of different organizations, Hamad
Medical Corporation deployed mobile blood donation centers at strategic
locations in order for Qatar residents to have easy access in joining the bloodletting
program.
Today (still going on at this writing) through the initiative
of Ms. Minda S. Obeidat, creator of Pinoy Ads Qatar along with PAQ administrators,
the Filipino Workers Cultural and
Development Center at Bin Omran, Doha, State of Qatar was swarmed by eager Filipino
volunteers to donate blood. Seventy
(70) registered individuals, comprises mostly of PAQ members along with fifty-one (51)
members of the Philippine Institute of Civil Engineers, Inc., passed the initial screening and donated the greatest gift
another human can receive, life.
Ms. Minda S. Obeidat said that as a health professional who
works and has lived in Qatar for most of her life, it is her vision to help
everyone especially our “kabayans” (fellow Filipinos) to have access to the
best medical care offered by the State that is almost free-of-charge and
subsidized payments for most of the medicines given to its residents trough
various government health care facilities in Qatar.
Also in attendance was the resident officer of Overseas
Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA), OWWA-Officer in Charge & Project
Director Mr. Philip T. Alano who assured that donors and volunteers had a pleasant stay at the center.
By giving blood – one is regenerating a healthy supply of
blood in his/her own system. Sharing a little bit of one’s time, a single blood donation can make the
difference between life and death. This just proves that not only
superheroes have the ability to save lives.
Note:
The
author is a big ”C” survivor since 2010 who spent his medical treatments at
leading health care providers of St. Luke’s Medical Center, Philippines and National Center
for Cancer Care and Research, State of Qatar and still productively
working at Qatar Petroleum since 1985.
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mam sa paq nyo po ako ilista kc sa pice ako naregistered kaninang umaga,di ko naman po alam na dalawang group pala tayo,inform na lang po ako uli next time kung pwede na uli akong magdonate,thanks to PINOY ADS QATAR
ReplyDeleteSalamat Marlon sa pag-bahagi at pag-sali sa Bloodletting campaigh this morning - of course isasali ka namin sa listahan ng PAQ for proper documentations.
ReplyDeleteFor those PAQ members who could not make-it last Friday because of non-availability of the mobile blood donation center after 12:00 PM - Ms. Minda S. Obeidat assures that there will be another blood letting activity soon.
ReplyDeleteApology for deleting some of the comments - you can please PM of call the author to discuss the matter at your convenience.
ReplyDeleteYou are not blogging the truth, be respectful and give the credit to the right people. The said event was initiated and organized by PICE and was coordinated with HMC. PAQ just arrived at the venue and PICE accommodated them. And this was proven by the number of PICE members with their families and friends who joined the event. There was not even 10 members from PAQ who came to the said event and you should confirm that to Ms. Minda. Please state the whole truth in making a blog, do not make up stories.
ReplyDeleteThe author together with Ms. Minda S. Obeidat talked with the officer of the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA), OWWA-Officer in Charge & Project Director Mr. Philip T. Alano during the blood letting program regarding PAQ intention to join the event. Mr. Alano gladly granted permission to the said request. But by saying this, the author stand corrected.
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