Sankalp India Foundation dedicated 8th of May to commemorate both the thalassemia patients who are no longer with us but are always close in our heart and to celebrate with all those patients who are alive and fighting everyday for their right to a better quality of life.
On 21st May 2017 we also had the annual meeting of Sankalp’s advisory board. Mrs Jasmine Majethia, Dr Lawrence Faulkner, Dr Shankar, Mr S V Iyer, Mr J M Maheswariji and Mr Yogeshbhai Lakhani (special invitee) attended the meeting beside the board members of Sankalp.
As we stepped into our 15th year, we felt the need to commemorate the event with a small celebration to share the joy with the people involved with Sankalp in different capacities. The event was organized on the afternoon of 20th May 2017 at People Tree Hospital, Bangalore. In the morning the members of the executive committee of Sankalp met the members of the advisory board to chalk out the broad work strategies for the next year.
We were happy to have the visit of eminent global experts of transplantation for Sickle Cell Disease, Dr. Francoise Bernaudin and Dr. Mathieu Kuentz from the Referral Center for Sickle Cell Disease, CHIC, Creteil Hospital and the DrepaGreffe Association France from 27th February to 1st March 2017.
The meeting was organized with the intention of developing synergy between the various centers involved in the transplantation for thalassemia as part of the Sankalp-Cure2Children Thalassemia BMT Network. The following organizations were represented in the meeting:
On 23 December 2016, an incredible feat was achieved when units of extremely rare Bombay Negative blood group were transported from India to Sri Lanka for a patient fighting cancer.
Five years back, on 14th November 2011, with the cutting of a ribbon the Thalassemia Day Care Centre at Indira Gandhi Institute of Child Health was formally inaugurated. A small gift of children's day, a step in the direction of health, well-being and fulfilment of dreams for the little ones.
The pathology department of JJM Medical College Davangere with it's associated blood bank at Bapuji Hospital organized a one day workshop on “Voluntary Blood Donation and Appropriate use of Blood Components” to promote voluntary blood donation and sensitize the medical fraternity about the need for rationale utilization of available blood resources.
Asia Pacific Bone Marrow Transplantation Meet was organised at Singapore from 28-30 October 2016. The Sankalp-Cure2Children Network was happy to have 6 of our posters selected to be presented at the meeting. In-line of our commitment to transparency, innovation and quality we continue to scientifically analyse and share our work.
National Voluntary Blood Donation Day is celebrated in India on 1st of October every year to share the need and importance of the blood in the life of an individual. It was first started celebrating on 1st of October in the year 1975 through the Indian Society of Blood Transfusion and Immunohaematology.
