Importance of the blood donor questionnaire form
The importance of the blood donor questionnaire form in blood donation cannot be over-emphasized. Besides, the demographic and identification related information, the donor form has questions which impact both the safety and well-being of the donor himself or that of the patient. It is also the instrument to capture informed consent.
Sundays @ Samraksha
Sundays have had a different meaning altogether for Project Samraksha, the Thalassemia Day Care Centre at Rashtroothhana Parishat. While the rest of the world enjoys their day off from work, the staff of the blood bank and the day care center put their best foot forward to work on their busiest day of the week.
Thalassemia and dropping out of school did not stop Jyoti from becoming an author
Jyoti Arora is a resident of Ghaziabad. She suffers from thalassemia major. Thalassemia is a blood disorder characterized by abnormal formation of haemoglobin. This results in improper oxygen transport and destruction of red blood cells. This means that she has to undergo blood transfusions every three weeks. In a developing country like India, most thalassemia patients do not live to see an adult life. Due to irregularities in blood transfusion and iron accumulation in internal organs, they suffer from slow physical and mental growth.
Jyoti’s story, however, is different.
When a 4 month old girl was detected with Thalassemia
(Dr Reshma Srinivas, stationed at Samraksha shares her experience)
A Family from Koppal visited Bangalore. They came to the Samraksha day care for thalassemia, located in the premises of Rashtrotthana Parishat with Rakesh, a two-year-old child. At registration, his father told me that Rakesh is their second child and was diagnosed with thalassemia.
Blood banks can now help cure thalassemia
It is well known that children suffering from thalassemia need blood transfusion and iron chelation every month. While the suffering and pain is borne by the child, the financial implications of this regular routine are quite demanding for many families.
News and Updates from September 2015
Rakta Kranti Updates
Sankalp organized 12 blood donation camps in Sept 2015 collecting 772 units of blood. Syniverse: 3rd camp was organized in Syniverse on 2nd Sept. The company promoted the event very well and arranged fruits for the donors. We saw 87 people turning up for the event with a collection of 75 units of blood.
What do we owe the blood donor heroes?
1st October is celebrated as National Voluntary Blood Donor’s Day in India to mark the birthday of Dr J G Jolly who is believed to have spearheaded the movement to promote Voluntary Blood Donation in the country. Several voluntary organizations across the country marked the day with blood donation drives and other celebrations including felicitation of regular donors.