Maternal Mortality declined, our responsibility didn’t!
We at Sankalp are used to state one fact while motivating donors. The fact is “Every year more than 5,00,000 women die during childbirth.” Well, this is no longer a fact! According to the latest report by UN, the maternal mortality rate (MMR) has decreased significantly over the last decade. The figure for MMR has reached about 2,87,000 deaths per year, a decline of more than 47%.
He is a father
He is a coolie from far of place called Midnapore in West Bengal. He is a father of 3 daughters…sorry he was a father of 3 daughters as only two daughters are alive now. The eldest one died at the age of 10. She was suffering from Thalassemia, a genetic blood disorder. He is scared that same disease will inflict his second daughter as she is very weak normally.
He travelled 2000km all the way to Bangalore to get his second daughter tested and cured.
Bombay Blood Group Donor Meet - July 2012
The first ever meeting of the very special people who have the rarest of rare Bombay Blood Group (BBG) was organised by Sankalp India Foundation on 1st July 2012. Though many more donors were expected to attend the program, eventually we had the participation of 9 BBG donors and 6 family members.