Little Prachi gets cured from thalassemia
This year a young couple with 11 month old baby girl named as Prachi Bhanushali contacted us for help with Bone Marrow Transplantation.
Sankalp Program for Thalassemia Cure
Little girls travel from Afghanistan to Bangalore in search of cure from Thalassemia
It was more than a year back when we a family who had two little girls suffering from thalassemia from Afghanistan approached Cure2Children Foundation for help with HLA typing. The family was overjoyed to find that both the girls had a match. The father of the girls is a driver and could not have afforded transplantation.
Little Nirmitha get’s her bone marrow transplant
Normally, when you tell a family which has a child who suffers from thalassemia, that they have a match, at least for one moment you expect to see a smile. This was not the case when we broke the news to five-year-old Nirmitha's family. She was detected with thalassemia within the first year of her birth and ever since she was dependent on monthly blood transfusions.
Sankalp-Cure2Children Network Presents 6 posters at the Asia Pacific Bone Marrow Transplant Meet - 2016
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.
On road to more safer and affordable transplants
How do we offer transplants to more children?
How do we make transplantations safer?
How to we ensure that the best quality is delivered at the least cost?
Victory against all odds
The Sunday Diaries Little stories from our day care centers
Sundays are busy at Samraksha. Several families are there for the weekly therapy and counselling. Some are there just to chat about the upcoming transplantations scheduled for their children.
Remembering Karan
Sankalp India Foundation, Bangalore, Think Foundation, Mumbai and We Care Trust, Mumbai collaborated with Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital,Mumbai and had started a Bone Marrow Transplantation Project at Mumbai for Thalassemia patients coming from financially poor background.
A historic photograph which captures the first 10 families who underwent BMT
A historic photograph which captures the first 10 families which underwent bone marrow transplantation at our centre come together. All the 10 children are cured and are doing well.
When should I consider transplantation for my child with thalassemia?
By Dr. Lawrence Faulkner. Director Sankalp-People Tree Bone Marrow Transplant Unit, Bangalore, India and Medical Coordinator Cure2Children Foundation Florence, Italy.
The decision whether to undergo BMT might be a difficult one for many families and patients.
HLA Typing
Opening the Gateway to Cure
At Sankalp India Foundation, We firmly believe that each child must be given an option for complete cure irrespective of their financial status. The HLA test is the first step which determines whether the sibling can be a matched donor to the child suffering from thalassemia. The cost of HLA typing in India is around Rs. 10,000/- per family making it inaccessible to most families.
State level Consultation on Status of Thalassemia and Other Hemoglobinopthies in Karnataka organised
"State level Consultation on Status of Thalassemia and Other Hemoglobinopthies in Karnataka" was organised by Sankalp India Foundation with the major thalassemia centers in Bangalore as co-hosts on 9th of March 2016 at Rashtrotthana Parishat, Bengaluru.
