Imam Hussain Blood Donation Campaign 2024
The Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service would like to thank everyone participating in or supporting the Scottish Ahlul Bayt Society (SABS) blood donation campaign.
Now in its 11th year, the Imam Hussain Blood Donation Campaign encourages Muslims and people of all communities in Scotland to give blood during the holy month of Muharram - the Islamic New Year. SABS organise annual blood donation events, and actively recruit blood, platelet and plasma donors throughout the year.
About the Imam Hussain Blood Donation Campaign
The Imam Hussain Blood Donation Campaign has a particular focus on increasing the number of donors from the Muslim community, and those of other communities.
Last Thursday, a wide variety of community representatives attended an event at Edinburgh Donor centre to show their support of the campaign and blood donation.
These representatives included:
- Bailie Margaret Graham, City of Edinburgh Council
- Rev Andrea Price, Presbytery Moderator, The Presbytery of Edinburgh and West Lothian, Church of Scotland (representing the Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland)
- Suman Vohra MBE, Vice Chair of the Edinburgh Hindu Mandir and Cultural Centre (Representing Hindu Community)
- Professor Goldblatt, Jewish Community (Representing Jewish Community)
- Bhai Wege Singh , Edinburgh Gurdwara (Representing Sikh Community)
- Reverend Gareth Jones, Interfaith Officer, the Methodist Church in Scotland
- Ismat Haider, Vice Principal SABS Education
- Ifty Ali, Co-Chair – SABS
- Azhar Hussnain, General Secretary, SABS
- Professor Marc Turner, Director, Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service
Thank you to all who came along and supported the campaign.