Sankalp felicitated as highest contributor of voluntarily donated blood
The Special Day for Blood Donors - June the 14th, was spent by Sankalp attending a program at Bangalore Medical College.
51 camps in 3 months, 4800 units of blood collected - Rakta Kranti's heated summer
When requests for more commonly available B+ve and O+ve units become a norm on our helpline, it is an indication that the need of the hour is more blood donation drives. Come mid April, and the first traces of the challenge were seen. Within 3 weeks the situation had worsened. How prepared was Sankalp to fight this out?
Well, we would say that the preparation was fair.
News and Updates from May 2015
Rakta Kranti As expected, the month of May was hard on blood banks with fading blood stocks. This meant that the demand for camps was more and hence the RK wing of Sankalp was busy in planning and getting in more drives.
Rationalizing Donor Deferrals
Voluntary blood donation drives are the cornerstone of a continuous supply of safe blood in India. Organising a voluntary blood donation drive means not only making necessary infrastructure arrangements but also creating awareness and education among a large potential donor pool to motivate them to come forward and donate blood.
Vision and Goals for the journey ahead
We have come a long way. Over the past 12 years, Sankalp has evolved from a group of college students toiling hard to ensure no one in their vicinity suffers due to shortage of blood into a structured organization working with experts and taking Karnataka towards 100% voluntary blood donation and a making the state thalassemia free.
On World Blood Donation Day
Every day numerous children suffering from thalassemia, pregnant women, individuals who met with accidents, people in deed of surgery, people fighting cancer and many more patients receive the gift of life donated by unknown voluntary blood donors.
Thank you blood donors for being there for them.
Your Selfless contribution preserves hope, gifts smiles and saves lives!
KEEP GIVING FREELY.
Sankalp Celebrates 12th Anniversary
On 23rd May, 2015, Sankalp India Foundation celebrated the 12th Anniversary program at People’s Tree Hospitals, Yeshvantpur.
Rakta Kranti Team Report - 2014-15
For the second year in a row, the Rakta Kranti team collected over 10,000 units of blood through voluntary blood donation camps in 2014-15.
Final war against polio
As part of India’s endgame strategy, last week Lok Sabha was informed that Inactivated Polio Vaccine (IPV) will soon be given to children as an additional dose at 14th week along with DPT3 and Oral Polio Vaccine (OPV3) to children.
According to PTI, the National Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (NTAGI) has made this recommendation in its meeting held on 12th June last year. Usage of social media as part of strategy to create awareness and dissemination of information about health initiatives is also being discussed.