Sankalp is committed to enabling delivery of better quality in each of the blood donation drives. A critical component in quality assurance is the systematic capturing of the data which could be used to quantify performance. Ever since 2007, when we started our blood donation drive, we evolved several tools which are used to assess the quality of the blood donation camp including feedback for each stakeholder, performance as against targets, noncompliance, complications, deferrals etc.

Sankalp took birth in a hostel room - bringing to an end a tormenting helplessness which arose when a person lost his life waiting for blood in Bangalore. The young organisation took baby steps in the common spaces of the college premises after the regular college hours. Meetings happened under the trees and sometimes at the tea shops outside the nearby hospital where the incident had occurred that night.

Though Pooja was the first child in the family of Gopal bhai and Jasu ben, Khushi brought more happiness to the family as one can always find a sweet smile on her small face. She was born to the GopalBhai family which was living in a small village called Jamjodhpur in Gujarat.

My heartfelt thanks to all who supported and guided me to participate in one of the prestigious conferences for nurses, The APHON Annual Conference in Palm Springs, California, USA. APHON is the professional organization for paediatric haematology/oncology nurses and other paediatric haematology/oncology healthcare professionals.

In August 2017, Team Sankalp crossed 2 major milestones. Sankalp-People Tree Center for Paediatric Bone Marrow Transplantation, Bangalore crossed the 50 mark of the number of patients transplanted. We were able to achieve this just before its second anniversary. By August end, we reached 55 number of transplants .

This Independence Day brought a new cheer and new hope to the coastal city of Mangalore. Sankalp India Foundation took a new step towards providing systematic care and management for many more children by setting up a thalassemia day care centre at District Wenlock Hospital.

Hemoglobin test is a very important factor to determine whether the donors, whether male or female are fit to donate blood. Drugs & Cosmetic Act permit blood banks to collect blood only when the donor has a minimum hemoglobin level of 12.5 gm/dl.  That means no blood bank should take blood from the donors who has hemoglobin less than 12.5 gm/dl. And, donor should undergo hemoglobin test every time he/she donates blood.

14-15 July 2017, Bangalore

“Sankalp”- A solemn vow of sheer hard work, determination, passion, vision and persistence to ensure that no individual ever dies due to lack of blood and to promote 100% Voluntary Blood Donation. A group of young students, who took this vow on 23rd May, 2003, have come a long way to celebrate the spirit of 1000 Voluntary Blood Donation Drives on 12th July, 2017.