QIB Press
Digital Desk
Dec 14, 2016 | 8 Minutes
Qatar Islamic Bank (QIB), Qatar’s leading Islamic bank, is hosting a blood donation day in association with Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) on Monday 19th of December at QIB’s Head office in Grand Hamad Street between 8:30 am and 12:00 pm.
The campaign is part of the Bank’s corporate social responsibility program and supports the community by restocking the hospital’s blood bank and enhancing the ability of local hospitals to save lives. Each year, QIB makes a conscious effort to host the event and has received a great response from its employees and customers every time.
Besides the wonderful feeling of being able to help doctors to save human lives, donating blood has many additional benefits for the donors. It stimulates production of new blood cells and helps in maintaining good health. It is beneficial in reducing risk of heart and liver illnesses caused by iron overload and it helps in lowering the risk of cancer. It can also aid the donors to control their weight better.
Commenting on the upcoming blood donation day, Mr. Bassel Gamal, QIB’s Group CEO, pointed out that “the QIB family and our customers are proud to participate in this blood donation day which reflects higher human values as well as our shared sense of social responsibility towards the Qatari society. This annual activity is underlying our strong belief in supporting the blood bank at the Hamad Medical Corporation, and we at QIB are proud to be at the forefront of institutions staging blood drives.”
QIB has invited all of its employees, families and customers to take part in the initiative via internal communications and social media reminders. As a pioneer of Islamic Banking and an active partner providing continuous support to community activities, QIB places social responsibility at the very top of its priorities. This is reflected in substantial contributions for supporting human, health, educational, and sports activities as part of QIB’s social responsibility programs.