It was early January 2014 when Bangalore was undergoing severe shortage of blood. Even the most common groups like A+ and B+ were out of stock. The reason being the holiday season, when most of the colleges were off and companies were having fewer drives.
Mizoram is the state with literary rate at 95%, second only to Kerala.
Internet and social media is touching all areas of life. How could blood banking remain untouched. Numerous blood donor registries have mushroomed with claims to provide easy access to blood donors at the time of need. Fancy solutions making intelligent use of social media and vicinity based search have been in the news. Promoted by individuals coming from prestigious academic institutions and decorated by national and international awards and recognitions, these solutions appear promising.
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1) Very Nice arrangement, the doctor was nice. No Pricking pain. J.Very nice work done by CR Team here. Well organized, will definitely motivate others too to donate. This is my 22nd time donation and I am feeling very happy. Best wishes. Keep up the good work- Nitin Awasthi
2) Very Nice encouragement. This is the 6th time I am donating blood. Feels happy. Keep it up. Thanks for the opportunity – Murali.N
Why Bombay Blood Group is named so?
Most of us are not aware about such blood group’s existence. Bombay blood group is named so because the first case was found in Bombay (now Mumbai), the financial capital of India. It is believed that this blood group resulted from gene mutation in Indian population and slowly was spread all over the world.
The question that we must ask ourselves: Are we selecting the right donors?
On 30th October 2013, Dr Nalini Ambady, a Stanford professor of Indian origin succumbed to leukaemia after a yearlong fight with the disease.
In 2006, Karnataka became the first state in India to have a single point of contact for blood information access. The safest blood banks of the state were embraced the idea of transparency and were networked to a single channel.
24 August 2013, Bangalore. A new thalassemia day care centre - 'Project Samraksha' an initiative of Rashtrotthana Parishat supported by Sankalp India Foundation. Mrs.
Nothing comes for free. Never. Someone needs to pay the price. Independence of our nation does not imply that this nation will transform by itself. Someone, somewhere will have to desire, strive for and achieve every little step in the direction for betterment of this nation. The sentiment is high in media and on social networks. The opinions are getting more articulated in the educated section of the society. But let it be known and well understood that no amount of opinion and wish-list counts. What counts is the conversion of thoughts into actions.
