Special

Twelve years ago, a dream was born to save lives by freezing Bombay blood group units, extending their shelf life from 42 days to 10 years. Despite countless challenges and setbacks, the team at Sankalp Blood Center never gave up. In November 2023, their relentless dedication resulted in the first successful transfusion of a frozen red blood cell.

This heartwarming achievement ensures that patients with rare blood types now have hope, marking a life-saving breakthrough driven by passion, perseverance, and the commitment to making a difference.
 

3rd March 2023, Ahmedabad

The National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration (NABL) of Laboratories granted Sankalp Labs accreditation in accordance with ISO 15189:2012 on January 5th, 2023.

On December 25, 2022, Akola, Maharashtra, will host yet another HLA testing drive. In this drive, 73 patient families and about 300 individuals from 8 districts in and around Akola were tested.

19-December-2022, Bangalore

On the cusp of the New Year, as the world was getting ready to usher in a hopeful new beginning, we at Sankalp, in association with DKMS, thought that something special must be done. Most of what Sankalp and DKMS do together is centred around children.

Sneha Muthreja belongs to Faridkot, Punjab, has been someone that has always dreamt big and believed in herself. Sneha was born on 14th January 2006. By birth, she has been intelligent, smart and creative. She was diagnosed with thalassemia when she was just 6 months old.

The months from Dec 2021 to Feb 2022 was when the 3rd wave of the COVID-19 pandemic rocked India. While the intensity and impact was not as severe as the earlier instances, the effect it had on blood donation was nearly the same - people were just too afraid to donate blood. This again had terrible consequences for people with chronic blood needs.