How Prepared Are We To Handle Adverse Reactions & Emergencies In Blood Donation Drives?
The last edition of the Patrika laid the prelude to understanding and handling adverse events in outdoor voluntary blood donation drives.
February 2014, Vol 4, Issue 2
News and updates: January 2013
Let us see what January had in store for us at Sankalp.
Republic Day Celebration, 2014
Technically, it was not a celebration - but we could not think of a more meaningful way. We thought inching a few children closer to better care and treatment could be a nice way to express the feelings on the Republic Day.
The Blood Marathon: 10,000 units in 10 months
On February 1, 2014 Sankalp's Rakta Kranti team reached a special landmark - the collection of 10,000+ units of blood in 10 months of the ongoing financial year.
Not for Indians
The CEO of pharmaceutical giant Bayer has sparked fury after announcing one of the firm's drugs was for 'western patients who can afford it'.
He described India's patent laws as 'essentially theft'
Guidelines for recovery of service charges for Blood and Blood Components - NACO order relevant for Thalassemia
Though the national guidelines are very clear, it appears that several blood banks are recovering the service charges from patients suffering from thalassemia. We continue to receive correspondences from various parties enquiring about the relevant guidelines. Here we share letter number: S.12015/30/2002 NACO(BS) from NACO to SBTCs dated 23 January 2008.
From helplessness to making a difference
It was early January 2014 when Bangalore was undergoing severe shortage of blood. Even the most common groups like A+ and B+ were out of stock. The reason being the holiday season, when most of the colleges were off and companies were having fewer drives.
Blood for your valentine
Mizoram is the state with literary rate at 95%, second only to Kerala.
Sunderbans: The mighty forests in the East
Sundarbans, formerly Sunderbunds, vast tract of forest and saltwater swamp forming the lower part of the Ganges Delta, extending about 160 miles (260 km) along the Bay of Bengal from the Hooghly River Estuary (India) to the Meghna River Estuary in Bangladesh. The Sundarbans are a part of the world's largest delta formed by the rivers Ganges, Brahmaputra and Meghna. The whole tract reaches inland for 60-80 miles (100-130 km).A network of estuaries, tidal rivers, and creeks intersected by numerous channels, it encloses flat, marshy islands covered with dense forests.A network of estuaries, tidal rivers, and creeks intersected by numerous channels, it encloses flat, marshy islands covered with dense forests.