Simply removing central lines is safe and effective in controlling bloodstream infections in children undergoing transplantation.
Central line catheters are a special kind of tubing.
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Time to Play Volleyball again
Madhu V S is a 16-year young jovial boy pursuing his 11th Standard in a small village named Vaddar Hundi near Mysore Karnataka.
A Promise to Protect - Celebration of Raksha Bandhan
Raksha Bandhan is a day for brothers and sisters to reaffirm their bonds of affection. Sisters tie a band on the wrist of their brothers. Brothers, in turn, give their sisters gifts. The festival of Rakhi signifies the love, protection, loyalty; care, and commitment a brother and sister have for each other.
Sankalp Labs are here
There are an estimated 110,000 medical labs in India. Just under one percent of these are even accredited. In places like Bangalore, the concentration of such services is much higher than the national average. And yet, today, Sankalp starts its medical and research labs - the "SANKALP LABS".
New Sankalp Thalassemia Care Centre at Rajkot, Gujarat started
We are happy to share that Sankalp has moved to a new centre f
15 days, 6 requests, 4 transfers: Examples to emulate for rational use and power of collaboration
We share the story of 6 blood requests which were handled between 17th Jan and 2nd Feb 2020 by Sankalp's Emergency Team.
Bill to increase current gestational age for Medical Termination of Pregnancy to 24 weeks approved
29 Jan 2019 Press Information Bureau - Government of India: The Union Cabinet has approved the Medical Termination of Pregnancy (Amendment) Bill, 2020 to amend the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act, 1971. The amendment has increased the current limit of 16 weeks for termination of pregnancy to 24 weeks of gestation.
TSCS and Sankalp come together for Cure
Thalassemia and Sickle Cell Society of Hyderabad is the single largest centre dedicated to care of patients from hemoglobinopathies in India. Sankalp and TSCS have worked together for several past years.
Thank you ISBTI and Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Science!
Sankalp India Foundation was awarded for Excellence in Voluntary Blood Donation at the Tran
Time for annual review-sharpening the axe for the year to come
April is a busy month at Sankalp India Foundation(SIF). This is the time when SIF reviews the work that the organisation has done in the past 1 year and lays out strategy for the year to come. Sankalp operates through teams which focus on different areas of the organisation's work. There is an emergency team, a team for the helpline, a team for thalassemia and so on. The process starts with accumulating all the performance and feedback data for the last year of work.
