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News and updates: December 2013
Let us see what December had in store for us at Sankalp.
Emergency Wing
With most of the request getting handled at the Disha helpline, the emergency team handled 26 emergency requests this month out of which 14 were for negative groups. Interestingly, more half of these requests were from outside Bangalore.
Buzz from October: News and Updates
Let us see the events as they unfolded in the month of October.
Rakta Kranti - Bangalore
Sankalp organized 9 blood donation drives in October collecting 777 units in Bangalore.
Team Updates - September, 2013
Emergency Wing
Handling 21 emergency request in a month is not at all a difficult task for the Emergency Team but if out of every two requests, one turns out to be a dengue then there is a much daunting task at hand. Sankalp volunteers are not doctors or but their experience spanning across 10 years helps them to judge whether or not platelets is required. The choice between Random Donor Platelets (RDP) and Single Donor Platelets (SDP) is left to the doctor.
Dainik Bhaskar - Bombay Group
एक ब्लड ग्रुप, जो देश में सिर्फ 179 लोगों में ही है
औरंगाबाद। नाशिक के अस्पताल में भर्ती एक महिला का संघर्ष अनूठा है। लिवर की बीमारी से जूझ रही इस महिला को ब्लड चाहिए। लेकिन उन्हें ब्लड देने लायक १७९ लोग ही हैं देश में। इस समूह का नाम है बॉम्बे ब्लड ग्रुप। जानिए, आशा राजेंद्र सोनवणे का ब्लड क्यों अनूठा है...
Indian Express on Samraksha Inauguration
A Thalassemia daycare centre, 'Samraksha', was inaugurated at Rashtrotthhana Parishat on Saturday.
Thalassemia: The growing challenge
Bengaluru: Making blood available for children with is is a growing challenge for Thalassemia care centers in the city. Normally, Thalassemia patients require 1-2 units of blood every 20 days or on a monthly basis.
Events in July 2013
Emergency Wing

