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.
The Saudi Council of Ministers affirmed the Kingdom’s full support for the Presidential Command Council, the legitimate government, and the Yemeni people. To end the coup in the country and restore the state and its institutions from the terrorist Houthi militia, which chose military escalation as an alternative approach to peace, further deepen the humanitarian and economic suffering of Yemen and its people, and continue to threaten the region and shipping traffic in the southern Red Sea and the Bab al-Mandab Strait.
This came during his session chaired by Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Crown Prince and Prime Minister, in Riyadh, on Tuesday, where he followed regional developments and was briefed on the content of the Crown Prince’s meeting with Syrian President Ahmed Al-Sharaa, and what took place during it in reviewing the prospects for relations and aspects of cooperation between the two countries, and discussing the latest developments in events in the region.
The Council appreciated the outcomes of the emergency meeting of the “Political and Defense Strategy Committee” of the “Mecca Defense Alliance”, and the emphasis it included on the solidarity between the three countries, and their standing together in the face of the sinful attacks on Saudi Arabia, which included Mecca, Medina, civilian objects, and civil and economic facilities, and the agreement that resulted from the meeting to activate collective deterrence, and the immediate transition to the practical implementation of joint defense obligations. In a way that enhances military readiness, integration, and the ability to confront these threats.
The Council of Ministers praised the contents of the annual royal speech of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz at the opening of the work of the third year of the ninth session of the Shura Council. Which summarized the established constants and principles of the state, the most prominent achievements of “Saudi Vision 2030”, the gains of development reforms and economic mobility, and the foundations of foreign policy and its firm positions that had a tangible impact in strengthening the country’s position and its effective role regionally and internationally.
The Council expressed its appreciation for the role of the Shura Council in supporting the comprehensive development process in the Kingdom, enhancing integration and coordination with government agencies, contributing to the development of the legislative and regulatory system, and raising the level of adequacy of performance, stressing that the aspirations of the citizen and the interest of the nation will always remain in mind in the work of state agencies. It cites and uses them as guidance in its decisions and strategic directions.
The Council of Ministers prepared the preliminary estimates for the state’s general budget for the next fiscal year as an affirmation of the strength of the Saudi economy and its flexibility in dealing with global changes and developments with proactive policies that support achieving national goals and continuing to spend on services and development and social priorities while maintaining financial sustainability.
The Council discussed reports on global conferences hosted by Saudi Arabia, praising the work of the International Forum for Social Responsibility, held under the patronage of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, and the launch of initiatives included in its second edition that will contribute to activating partnerships with a societal and developmental impact and expanding the scope of sustainable institutional enablers in this field. In a way that supports national goals and enhances the comprehensive development process.
The Council of Ministers noted Saudi Arabia’s participation with the countries of the world in celebrating Teacher’s Day, which falls on October 5th every year. In appreciation of his efforts in carrying out his educational and pedagogical mission and his role in preparing generations that adhere to their noble values and national identity and to a high degree of scientific and cognitive excellence; To compete for progress and leadership in global achievement platforms.
The Council took a number of decisions, which included approving an agreement between the governments of Saudi Arabia and Turkey regarding renewable energy station projects, authorizing the Minister of Energy to discuss with the International Energy Forum a draft memorandum of understanding for cooperation in the field, the Minister of Islamic Affairs, Call and Guidance to discuss with Ghana a draft memorandum of understanding in the field of Islamic affairs, the Minister of Environment, Water and Agriculture to discuss a draft memorandum of understanding in the field of environmental protection with Syria, and the Attorney General to discuss with Albania a draft memorandum of cooperation in the field of related crimes.
The Council of Ministers approved a memorandum of understanding for cooperation in the television field with Armenia, organizing the Higher Education Fund, renewing the membership of both the Chairman and the two members of the Primary Committee for Resolving Insurance Disputes and Violations in the city of Riyadh, and approving the final accounts of the King Abdulaziz Center for Purebred Arabian Horses, for previous financial years. He also directed what was necessary regarding topics on its agenda, including annual reports for the bodies “developing the Eastern Region, regulating electricity, and developing the Imam Abdul Aziz bin Muhammad Royal Reserve,” the National Center for Social Studies and Research, the Horse Racing Club, and the Islamic University of Medina, as well as promotions to the 15th and 14th ranks, and the positions of “Ambassador and Minister Plenipotentiary.”
