Blood donation - not blood insurance!
On a busy day in a blood donation drive I was taking care of the pre-donation area. The room available for the camp was not very large so the registration and waiting area were organised in the corridor outside.
July 2014, Vol 4, Issue 7
News and Updates - July
Let us see what May had in store for us at Sankalp.
Rakta Kranti
16 camps were organized in the month of June collecting 1171 units of blood.
Ethical and legal considerations in blood donor counselling
While voluntary blood donation camps are improving in terms of their adherence to national and global standards are concerned, a major area which continues to remain neglected is that of donor counselling. Most blood banks do not have a trained counsellor to attend the drives and even those who take up the responsibility lack the necessary focus and skill. We share in this article the ethical and legal considerations in blood donor counseling as indicated in the Implementation Guidelines for Blood donor Counselling by World Health Organisation.
Annual Cardiac Screening Started for Thalassemiacs
Prolonged blood transfusion therapy and anemia can cause cardiac problems. Cardiac problems contribute significantly to mortality and poor quality of life for thalassemia patients.
Thal Meet-Up
The news of a child being born with thalassemia devastates the family. More grueling is the struggle to find the way ahead for disease management. Each family was forced to wage their own battle and find their way through. The situation is most difficult for the poor and the illiterate parents.
Speacial WBDD celebration with Bombay Blood Group Donors
We at Sankalp India Foundation get numerous blood requests. We are uniquely positioned in a sense that we tend to get the more difficult to manage blood requests - rare blood groups, difficult situations, timings, lesser known components etc.
Common Mistakes in Iron Chelation Therapy
Iron chelation is an important and very costly part of thalassemia management. Over last 3 years we have been monitoring and helping make better the chelation therapy for children with thalassemia. We share here the common mistakes which often go unnoticed.
Cost of life
India is the world’s biggest provider of cheap and affordable medicines to the developing world. Of course, most developing countries don't like that!