175 units of blood collected at Highland Islamic Forum’s blood donation camp
Mangaluru: Highland Islamic Forum (HIF) on Sunday organised a blood donation camp at Masjid-ul-Ehsan, wherein a total of 175 blood units were collected here.
Dr. Ranjitha Rao, Assistant Professor of pathology and Blood Bank Officer at KMC Mangalore, along with Moulana Althaf, Imam, Masjid-ul-Ehsan, Sajid AK, President of HIF and Abdul Matheen, Principal, Al Qalam Arabic Academy were present as the guests at the camp.
The event began with the recitation of Holy Quran by Bilal Raif followed by the blood donation camp’s inauguration. Pradeep Kumar, a resident of Mangaluru was the first donor of the camp.
Speaking on this occasion, Dr. Ranjitha Rao, spoke about the importance of blood donation while also shedding light upon the health benefits of the blood donation for the donor.
She further added that “Annually, our country requires five crore units of the blood, but unfortunately our country meets the requirement of only 2.5 crores that’s only 50% of what is required”.
Notably, HIF has been contributing in the noble cause of arranging blood for the needy patients by conducting blood donation camp once in every six months at Masjid-ul-Ehsan in Falnir, and the collected blood units are provided to the patients in need of blood in and around the city.
Event convener Mohammed Rizwan hosted and welcomed the event.
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Dubai Airport hit by missile strike: Reports
Dubai: Reports have emerged claiming that Dubai International Airport has been hit by a missile amid rising tensions in the region.
Several videos claiming to be that from the Dubai Airport were being circulated online.
The claims surfaced shortly after emergency alerts were issued across the UAE warning residents and visitors of a potential missile threat and advising them to seek shelter.
However, there has been no official confirmation from UAE authorities regarding any strike on Dubai airport.
Details about possible damage or casualties remain unclear. Authorities are yet to release a formal statement on the reported incident.
