The New Republic Youth Federation urged youths to donate blood plasma in the allocated centres, state’s news agency MENA reported.

The call for donations comes as part of a national project to produce plasma derivatives and achieve self-sufficiency in this regard.

The New Republic Youth Federation was formed as per the directives of President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi in July with the aim of unifying the efforts of community and developmental work within the framework of Egypt’s 2030 Vision and the Egyptian state’s policies, according to their website.

It embraces a number of youth groups, initiatives, and movements concerned with public work and social and political development.

Youth from The New Republic Youth Federation attending a conference presented by a medical stuff member before donating blood plasma in a blood transfusion centre .

Youth from The New Republic Youth Federation being checked before donating blood plasma in a blood transfusion center.

Youth from The New Republic Youth Federation being checked before donating blood plasma in a blood transfusion center.

El-Sisi launched the national plasma donation project last month. The project is set to help achieve self-sufficiency of plasma derivatives, thus providing medication for many chronic diseases, liver and kidney illnesses, and burns.

Donors are being received in six plasma donation centres in five governorates, including three in Greater Cairo. Twenty other centres will be opening their doors later this year, according to officials.

In mid-July, Health Minister Hala Zayed donated plasma in Ehab Serag El-Din Centre for blood transfusion services in Giza’s Al-Agouza district, becoming the first permanent plasma donor in the project.

Plasma donation services are provided in the regional blood transfusion centres of Cairo’s Dar El-Salam and Abbasiya districts, Alexandria, Gharbiya’s Tanta city, and Upper Egypt’s Minya, according to a statement by the health ministry last month.

The minister urged citizens over 18 years of age to take part in the project by donating blood once every two weeks and becoming permanent donors.

Donors will not bear any financial expenses and will be compensated for their time and commuting expenses.

Zayed affirmed that donating plasma has numerous benefits for donors, including encouraging the bone marrow to produce new blood cells and activating the organs responsible for renewing plasma proteins.

Donors also undergo a periodic medical examination free of charge that includes a screening for all diseases and viruses, Zayed said.

The centres are provided with the latest equipment in accordance with international standards and are under the supervision of the World Health Organisation, Zayed said.

She noted that this comes in preparation for the international verification of these centres.

Each donor will receive an identification card with a QR code that they can use in subsequent visits, health ministry spokesperson Khaled Megahed said, noting that the donation centre will communicate with each donor every two weeks to schedule a date for donations.

In June, El-Sisi hailed the plasma project as a dream-come-true. In July, he said the project would be very important for the Egyptian state if implemented in the right way.

Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly said in April that the country will establish the first factory for blood plasma derivatives as per El-Sisi’s directives in the New Administrative Capital by the end of next year.

El-Sisi inaugurated what he called the “new republic” in a speech where he announced the launch of the first phase of the Decent Life megaproject to develop Egypt’s countryside.

“The launch of this promising project is the launch of Egypt’s new republic; a modern civilian state based on citizenship, democracy, and stability,” the Egyptian president said.

Youth from The New Republic Youth Federation with Presidential Adviser for Health Affairs Mohamed Awad Tag El-Din pose for an image.

Youth from The New Republic Youth Federation with Presidential Adviser for Health Affairs Mohamed Awad Tag El-Din pose for an image.