Camp in Wheels
A dream came true for the volunteers of Sankalp as we organized blood donation drive in a Blood Mobile on 9th-10th Jan 2013.
Sankalp News
Here are the latest news items from us.
IIT-Madras ready for mass production of artificial blood
CHENNAI: IIT-Madras scientists have blood on their hands - and nobody is complaining. A team of scientists from the department of engineering design has been successful in creating enough red blood cells from stem cells to be used as 'artificial blood' in people who need transfusion.
Events in December 2012
Here is how the month of December went about in Sankalp.
Contrasting from the previous month, the month of December saw the city of Bangalore in specific and most blood banks across Karnataka in general suffer from extreme shortage of blood. In general, students were busy with exams and the corporates were busy with the year end. There were very few camps and the shelves dried up quickly. The emphasis was to organise as many drives as possible. However, we must admit that we were not able to organise as many drives as were required.
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Contrasting from the previous month, the month of December saw the city of Bangalore in specific and most blood banks across Karnataka in general suffer from extreme shortage of blood. In general, students were busy with exams and the corporates were busy with the year end. There were very few camps and the shelves dried up quickly. The emphasis was to organise as many drives as possible. However, we must admit that we were not able to organise as many drives as were required.
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Blood Shortage in December
December end was a period of acute shortage of blood. Please read to know how a lot of people got together and contributed to ensure that the children suffering from thalassemia did not have to face this shortage.
The 1st year of Thalassemia Day Care
14th November is celebrated as the children's day. We at Sankalp also mark it as the day when the Thalassemia Day Care Centre at Indira Gandhi Institute of Child Health was formally inaugurated. One year has passed since Sankalp India Foundation took a leap ahead and included management of thalassemia as one of the activities that the organisation was taking up. It has been an eventful journey. However, we must admit, this is no time for celebration.
Children Eligible for BMT Being Offered Free HLA Typing at Thalassemia Day Care
7 November, Bangalore: Cure2Children, Italy and Sankalp India Foundation have come together to provide hope for the children suffering from thalassemia by offering HLA typing for the eligible families 'free of charge'. The HLA typing will enable the identification of the families who can opt for a permanent cure from thalassemia. 7th November, 2012 is going to be very special at the Thalassemia Day Care Centre. This is the day when 15 families who have one child suffering from thalassemia are being offered free HLA typing.