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Blood Donation from home

This compendium, prepared by the Division for Public Institutions and Digital Government (DPIDG) of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA), aims to capture emerging trends in digital responses of UN Member States against the COVID-19 pandemic along with other digital government initiatives and provide a preliminary analysis of their main features. These cases are shared for exchange of information so that Member States can learn from each other and possibly create new partnerships.

Through this initiative, donors can send blood donation requests through WhatsApp or an electronic link providing the information of those who want to donate blood and scheduling a date when healthcare professional can come to their house to take the blood. Those who wish to go to hospitals to donate blood can book an appointment online and receive permits to move around if the appointment is at the time of the curfew. The apps Wateen and ASAFNY help people find others who need a specific blood type in nearby blood donation centres.

Country
Saudi Arabia
Institution

Saudi Blood banks

Category
Digital Government
Focus
UNDEFINED
Technology

Social media, Apps

Links
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfS2eL5NQtuf68D8-OzXd3LyolzvF0fkw-ASl1Po87h7YBVSQ/viewform https://twitter.com/KFSHRC/status/1256644886402609152 https://www.moh.gov.sa/Ministry/MediaCenter/News/Pages/News-2020-04-10-003.aspx https://apps.apple.com/sa/app/%D9%88%D8%AA%D9%8A%D9%86/id1158650023 https://apps.apple.com/sa/app/%D8%A3%D8%B3%D8%B9%D9%81%D9%86%D9%8A/id1227196538
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