March 2014, Vol 4, Issue 3

How Prepared Are We To Handle Adverse Reactions & Emergencies In Blood Donation Drives?

Last month we looked into various aspects on definition of an adverse event. Steps to help in grading of severity and categorisation of the complication was laid out in detail. We look at the next step in this edition: We take a closer look at what strategies can be adopted to control/prevent these adverse reactions

Innovation in Thalassemia Management at Sankalp

Sankalp India Foundation is committed to improving the access to care and management for the children suffering from thalassemia. In order to ensure that each child walking into one of the centers supported by us gets adequate (if not at par with the best) care and management, we constantly strive to find solution to the most pressing problems of the management of this disorder. Significant progress was made in the month of February to ensure proper management of thalassemia for the poorest of poor.