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Wasl organises blood donor drive
Wasl, the asset management group owned by Dubai Real Estate Corporation (DREC), organised a one-day blood donation drive for its employees and business associates in partnership with Department of Blood Transfusion and Research Services.
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- Published: 23:19 January 21, 2009
Dubai: Wasl, the asset management group owned by Dubai Real Estate Corporation (DREC), organised a one-day blood donation drive for its employees and business associates in partnership with Department of Blood Transfusion and Research Services, as part of its corporate social responsibility initiatives. A number of employees came forward to donate blood at the Wasl headquarters at Bur Dubai. A mobile blood donation unit was on hand to collect the blood.
Dubai More than 94 million passengers travelled in public buses last year on 85 routes in Dubai. Eisa Abdul Rahman Al Dossari, CEO of the Public Transport Agency of the Dubai Roads and Transport Authority said the number of passenger using public buses has increased due to improved service an increase in bus numbers.
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