The Blood Marathon: 10,000 units in 10 months
On February 1, 2014 Sankalp's Rakta Kranti team reached a special landmark - the collection of 10,000+ units of blood in 10 months of the ongoing financial year.
The search for liquid gold
At 18 months, C. Hema, now 11 years, was diagnosed with thalassemia major. Since then, she has undergone at least 50 blood transfusions.
Youngsters serve through platelet donation
BANGALORE: For techie Tej Kumar, 30, donating platelets and blood is the new mission. "The minute I get to know that someone of my blood group (B+) is looking for blood or platelets, I rush there to help," he says, who's been doing this for the past three years.
Not for Indians
The CEO of pharmaceutical giant Bayer has sparked fury after announcing one of the firm's drugs was for 'western patients who can afford it'.
He described India's patent laws as 'essentially theft'
From helplessness to making a difference
It was early January 2014 when Bangalore was undergoing severe shortage of blood. Even the most common groups like A+ and B+ were out of stock. The reason being the holiday season, when most of the colleges were off and companies were having fewer drives.
Team Red training @ Laxmi Venkatesh Desai College, Raichur
First Team Red training in Laxmi Venkatesh Desai College, Raichur. It will be followed up by a blood donation camp next week.
Blood for your valentine
Mizoram is the state with literary rate at 95%, second only to Kerala.
Blood Donation Camp @ BVB College, Bidar
First blood donation camp of Sankalp at B. V. Bhoomaraddi College Of Arts, Science and Commerce, Bidar. The District Blood Bank of Bidar is the participating blood bank. The Team Red volunteers of the college are working hard for the publicity and awareness about blood donation throughout the college.
Good luck to the entire team for the camp.