Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Crown Prince and Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia, donated blood, launching the annual national campaign for the year 2026, in a gesture that embodies his continued interest in humanitarian work and enhancing community health, and his continuation of his support for initiatives aimed at establishing a culture of giving and volunteering, and motivating community members to contribute to saving lives.
Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s blood donation embodies an inspiring national and humanitarian message, reflecting the values of solidarity and solidarity on which Saudi society is based, and stresses the importance of initiating this noble work that contributes to saving lives, supporting patients, and promoting the culture of volunteerism and giving.
The campaign aims to enhance awareness of the importance of regular voluntary donation, consolidate the concept of social responsibility, and contribute to achieving self-sufficiency in blood units and components, as blood donation represents one of the most important humanitarian practices that contribute to saving the lives of patients and those in need of emergency medical care, as well as patients with cancer, blood diseases, and critical cases.
This campaign is an extension of the Saudi leadership’s approach to supporting humanitarian and health initiatives and enhancing community participation. This contributes to raising voluntary blood donation rates and supporting the health system’s efforts to provide a safe and sustainable supply of blood and its components, ensuring that the treatment needs of patients in various regions of the Kingdom are met.
For his part, Saudi Minister of Health Fahd Al-Jalajel confirmed that the Crown Prince’s launch of the campaign comes as an extension of the initiative he launched last year, and reflects the leadership’s approach to supporting human health, improving the quality of life, and promoting volunteerism, explaining that his donation embodies the inspiring role model in humanitarian work, and sends a national message that motivates members of society to participate in it.
Al-Jalajel pointed out that the continuation of this campaign for the second year in a row reflects the Crown Prince’s interest in human health, and his keenness to support national initiatives that embody community participation and consolidate the concept of national responsibility towards patients and those in need of blood and its components.
The Minister stated that the campaign contributed to strengthening the culture of voluntary blood donation and consolidating the values of giving and community solidarity, noting that in 2025 it had created a broad health and societal impact, and this momentum was directly reflected in supporting the needs of patients, which enhanced the readiness of blood banks and established voluntary donation as a sustainable societal behavior.
The number of blood donors during the year 2025 exceeded more than 900,000 donors, as part of ongoing efforts aimed at raising its percentage and enhancing the sustainability of the national blood reserve. In line with the objectives of the “Health Sector Transformation” program and “Saudi Vision 2030” towards a vibrant society whose members enjoy better health and quality of life.
It is noteworthy that this annual national campaign, which was launched by the Crown Prince in 2025, contributed to quadrupling the number of donors, and recording the largest number of donors in the history of blood banks in the Kingdom with more than 65 thousand donors, with a voluntary donation rate of 100 percent, and more than 85 percent were new donors.
This momentum was directly reflected in supporting patients’ needs, with more than 63,000 people benefiting from blood units, 10,000 platelets, and 10,000 plasma. This enhances the readiness of blood banks and establishes voluntary donation as a sustainable societal behavior.
The Minister of Health urged all members of society to participate in the national campaign, and to take the initiative to donate regularly, because of the great humanitarian value it represents that contributes to saving the lives of sick and injured people.
