Qatar Airways and Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) officials pose for a group picture.
As part of its commitment to support the local community and its responsibility as a global corporate citizen, Qatar Airways hosted a blood donation campaign at its headquarters for its employees and their families.
The blood donation drive, a collaboration between the award-winning airline and Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC), was hosted on September 28 at Qatar Airways’ headquarters in Doha to help increase the blood supply in Qatar.
Qatar Airways Group Chief Executive, Akbar Al Baker, said: “As the national carrier of the State of Qatar, it is our responsibility to support our local community and those in need. By hosting this initiative, we hope to raise awareness and educate our staff on the numerous benefits of donating blood. We are proud to host such an event at our corporate headquarters, which highlights the many ways we can all make an important contribution to our local community via this worthy cause.”
Blood donation offers many benefits to both the donor and the recipient. While the donee receives the specific blood type they need to recover from illness or injury, the donor also benefits from the process, as donating blood is believed to help in lowering the risk of cardiovascular diseases as well as certain forms of cancer.
The national carrier of Qatar is one of the fastest-growing airlines operating one of the youngest fleets in the world.
Now in its twentieth year of operation, Qatar Airways has a modern fleet of 200 aircraft flying to business and leisure destinations across six continents.
Qatar Airways will be adding flights to many more exciting destinations to its network in 2017 and 2018, including Canberra, Australia; Chiang Mai, Thailand and Chittagong, Bangladesh, to name a few.
