World Blood Donor Day: Meet Kiran Verma, man on 21,000 km walk to promote blood donation
1 year, 8 months ago

World Blood Donor Day: Meet Kiran Verma, man on 21,000 km walk to promote blood donation

Hindustan Times  

“Blood donation is our problem and only we are the solution,” says Kiran Verma, who is on a 21,000 km walk to spread awareness about blood donation. I quit my job that day and decided to work towards the cause of free blood donation,” Verma told Hindustan Times. Recalling another such incident, Verma shared, “In Nagpur I made people aware of blood donation in a notorious area. Surprisingly, four people from that same area came to donate blood at a camp organised at Nagpur’s Hislop college.” Verma also shared how a retail company agreed to support his cause.

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Bonded by blood
3 months, 1 week ago

Bonded by blood

New Indian Express  

VIJAYAPURA : Here’s a noble cause born out of a tragedy. But despite our best efforts, we failed to arrange the required platelets, and the baby died in the hospital after nine days,” says Ateeb, now 30 years old, adding that he felt helpless after failing to arrange platelets to save his niece. We not only kept easily adding more …

World Blood Donor Day: ‘Young Lucknow needs to be initiated into the benefits of blood donation’
6 months, 1 week ago

World Blood Donor Day: ‘Young Lucknow needs to be initiated into the benefits of blood donation’

Hindustan Times  

Despite efforts, voluntary blood donation, which saves the lives of critical patients in crisis, isn’t in practice in Lucknow. “Camps are the main source of voluntary blood donation and we are holding one on Friday too,” said Dr VK Sharma, in-charge blood bank at the institute. Dr Vinod Hariram Gupta, in-charge of the blood bank at Balrampur Hospital said, “Voluntary …

The blood management system needs a fresh infusion
11 months, 3 weeks ago

The blood management system needs a fresh infusion

The Hindu  

The COVID-19 pandemic magnified the inequities in public health across the globe. However, amidst these crucial strategies, prioritising access to blood and its products remains fundamental to building a resilient global health architecture. Moreover, the implementation of a hub and spoke model can also improve the accessibility to safe blood and its products in community health centres and smaller sub-district …

TRANSCON-2023: Blood donation, awareness needed to mitigate blood shortage: CM Yogi
1 year, 2 months ago

TRANSCON-2023: Blood donation, awareness needed to mitigate blood shortage: CM Yogi

Hindustan Times  

Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday said India faces a 15-20% shortfall in blood supply for patients despite advances in medical science due to poor awareness among masses about blood donation. Sharing a personal experience from the Gorakhnath hospital in Gorakhpur, Yogi Adityanath explained how a crowd of relatives was sent out of the emergency just by announcing that all …

1.3 lakh donate blood on CM Jagan\'s 50th birthday
2 years ago

1.3 lakh donate blood on CM Jagan\'s 50th birthday

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: Nearly 1.30 lakh people, including ministers and MLAs, donated blood on Wednesday coinciding with the 50th birthday of AP Chief Minister Y.S. The government advisor said people came forward to donate blood out of gratitude to Jagan Mohan Reddy for implementing many welfare programmes for the poor and needy. Housing minister Jogi Ramesh donated blood at Pedana with party …

Delhi social worker on a mission to promote blood donation reaches Vijayawada
2 years ago

Delhi social worker on a mission to promote blood donation reaches Vijayawada

The Hindu  

Kiran Verma, a Delhi-based social worker who set out on a 21,000-km walk to promote the cause of blood donation, from Thiruvananthapuram on December 28, 2021, reached Vijayawada city on Sunday. Pointing to the fact that there was a considerable drop in the number of blood donors after the outbreak of COVID-19 across the country, he said through this walk, …

Blood donation camps to be set up across Delhi on Sept 28 to mark Bhagat Singh's birth anniversary
2 years, 3 months ago

Blood donation camps to be set up across Delhi on Sept 28 to mark Bhagat Singh's birth anniversary

India Today  

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday urged people across the country to donate blood on the occasion of the birth anniversary of freedom fighter Bhagat Singh on September 28. He said the Delhi government will organise blood donation camps at more than 50 places in the national capital. "I urge the youth to come forward and donate blood on …

Mega blood donation drive to celebrate PM Modi’s birthday
2 years, 3 months ago

Mega blood donation drive to celebrate PM Modi’s birthday

Hindustan Times  

On the occasion of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s birthday on September 17, Union health ministry will start a mega drive for voluntary blood donation, and hopes to match the tremendous response that it received last year during a day-long special Covid vaccination drive held on his birthday, according to people familiar with the matter. September 17, last year, saw nearly …

Common myths on blood shortage in India
2 years, 5 months ago

Common myths on blood shortage in India

Hindustan Times  

Devi left no stone unturned to arrange blood donors, at times paying up to ₹5,000 in the black market for one ‘professional’ donor to donate blood for her 25-year-old husband, who was battling a dreadful blood cancer. The major factors for blood shortage include lack of awareness, misconceptions regarding blood donation, inadequate infrastructure, and improper storage and transport of available …

World Blood Donor Day 2022: Importance of Blood Donation During COVID-19 Pandemic
2 years, 6 months ago

World Blood Donor Day 2022: Importance of Blood Donation During COVID-19 Pandemic

News 18  

World Blood Donor Day is observed on June 14 to raise awareness about the importance of blood donation as the range of applications is far greater than most people realise. For this year, the World Blood Donor Day slogan is “Donating blood is an act of solidarity. Much like with newly emerging infectious diseases of the past, people have been …

Registration of Volunteers for Blood Donation Would Soon Be Enabled on Co-WIN
2 years, 6 months ago

Registration of Volunteers for Blood Donation Would Soon Be Enabled on Co-WIN

News 18  

Registration of volunteers for blood donation would soon be enabled on the Co-WIN portal and they will have access to a list of nearby blood banks as well as upcoming blood donation camps on the portal or on the Arogya Setu mobile application, officials said on Tuesday. The initiative is part of the Centre’s efforts to promote blood donation and …

Mumbai-based Differently-abled Man Donates Blood for 25th Time since 2002
3 years, 6 months ago

Mumbai-based Differently-abled Man Donates Blood for 25th Time since 2002

News 18  

Donating blood is one of the noblest things a person can do. Pravin Bhandekar, an Executive Engineer in Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority reveals that he has been doing this since 2002. Emphasising his blood donation journey Pravin told news agency ANI, that he had been doing this since he was in college. He even went on to reveal that …

World Blood Donor Day 2021: Importance of Donating Blood during COVID-19 Pandemic
3 years, 6 months ago

World Blood Donor Day 2021: Importance of Donating Blood during COVID-19 Pandemic

News 18  

Every year the World Health Organisation celebrates World Blood Donor Day on June 14. Global health community comes together on this day to remind the general public about the critical contribution made by voluntary, unpaid blood donors to their respective health systems. This essential effort during a time of medical crisis highlights the crucial role of well-organized, committed voluntary, non-remunerated …

World Blood Donor Day 2021: Theme, History and Significance
3 years, 6 months ago

World Blood Donor Day 2021: Theme, History and Significance

News 18  

Safe blood transfusion saves millions of lives every year. World Blood Donor Day 2021: History June 14, the birthday anniversary of Karl Landsteiner is commemorated as World Blood Donor Day. At the 58th Globe Health Assembly in May 2005, WHO and its 192 member states launched Blood Donor Day to encourage all nations to recognise blood donors for their selfless …

Online platform for blood donation launched as blood banks run out of supplies amid pandemic
3 years, 6 months ago

Online platform for blood donation launched as blood banks run out of supplies amid pandemic

India Today  

With the outbreak of the second wave of Covid-19 followed by lockdown restrictions, blood banks are running out of supplies as blood donation drives have been severely affected. Patients with other chronic illnesses like cancer and thalassemia are facing problems due to the acute shortage of blood. To help such patients, an online platform called BloodForIndia has been launched for …

National Voluntary Blood Donation Day 2020: Risk of contracting infections, fainting among five myths busted
4 years, 2 months ago

National Voluntary Blood Donation Day 2020: Risk of contracting infections, fainting among five myths busted

Firstpost  

A lot of people are hesitant about donating blood due to a variety of reasons including fear of pain, anaemia or needles and their own beliefs and customs. On 1 October every year, National Voluntary Blood Donation Day is observed in India since 1975 to encourage healthy people to donate blood. Here are five common myths related to blood donation …

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