Australia's Islamic community is participating in what it hopes will be one of the nation's largest religious blood drives for the Australian Red Cross's Lifeblood.
25 mosques across Australia are donating blood to Lifeblood to increase rare blood type suppliesFrom 12pm today, 25 mosques in Queensland, New South Wales, Australian Capital Territory, Victoria and South Australia are taking part in donations to increase reserves of rare blood types.
An Australian Red Cross Lifeblood spokesperson said there was a growing demand and need for people to donate blood as the demand for blood products increased. "Diagnoses for cancer are also expected to increase by 22 per cent by 2031, and cancer patients will need more donors to support them over the next decade."Australian Islamic Medical Association Queensland vice-president Omar Shareef, who coordinated the blood-drive across the 10 participating mosques in Queensland, said the blood donations at the mosques would bring new donors into the Lifeblood pool.
Dr Shareef said blood donations were largely used to treat cancer patients as well as for people undergoing major surgeries, significant trauma, complications during childbirth, and organ transplants.The Australian Red Cross Lifeblood spokesperson said scientific advances were increasing the uses of blood donations, especially for plasma products.
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