UAE | Health
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.
- Staff Report
- 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.
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