Kashmir ASHA worker donated blood 28 times since 2012

Expats donate blood at Shanghai charity event

Executive Vice President of Shanghai People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries Kong Fu'an and other representatives cut the cake with blood donors at the community blood drive. Bloodline, a non-profit organization dedicated to rallying expatriates for voluntary blood donations to aid children fighting blood cancer, has spearheaded more than 50 blood drives since its establishment in 2017. Ashish Maskay, …

Blood Shanghai

1 week, 3 days ago

Expats donate blood at Shanghai charity event

China Daily

Helena Mathis, an exchange student from Austria at Tongji University, donates blood at the Shanghai Blood Center on Saturday. Mishkat, who has been in the city for two years, pledged to be available for emergency blood donations and expressed his commitment to continue supporting such causes after his first blood donation journey with Bloodline on Saturday. Daria Fontana, an exchange …

Blood Shanghai

1 week, 3 days ago

Expats donate blood at Shanghai charity event

China Daily

Executive Vice President of Shanghai People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries Kong Fu'an and other representatives cut the cake with blood donors at the community blood drive. Bloodline, a non-profit organization dedicated to rallying expatriates for voluntary blood donations to aid children fighting blood cancer, has spearheaded more than 50 blood drives since its establishment in 2017. Ashish Maskay, …

Shanghai Expats Donate Community Blood

1 week, 3 days ago

Expats donate blood at Shanghai charity event

China Daily

Helena Mathis, an exchange student from Austria at Tongji University, donates blood at the Shanghai Blood Center on Saturday. Mishkat, who has been in the city for two years, pledged to be available for emergency blood donations and expressed his commitment to continue supporting such causes after his first blood donation journey with Bloodline on Saturday. Daria Fontana, an exchange …

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3 weeks, 6 days ago

Woman dies at Andhra Pradesh hospital after blood type transfusion mix-up

India Today

A 34-year-old kidney patient died at Kakinada Government General Hospital on Wednesday, November 27, after being transfused with the wrong blood type. Bhavana Sirisha, a resident of Palakollu in West Godavari district, was admitted to the hospital on November 4, for advanced treatment for kidney disease she had been battling for the past four years. According to Sirisha’s family, the …

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2 months, 3 weeks ago

Karnataka launches its first rare blood donor programme

The Hindu

To support the blood requirements of patients with rare blood groups, Rotary Bangalore TTK Blood Centre’s Bangalore Medical Services Trust, in association with the Karnataka State Blood Transfusion Council, on Tuesday launched a ‘Rare Blood Donor’ programme. Under the programme, BMST is forming a ‘Rare Blood Donor’ registry, a database of voluntary donors of rare blood groups and a repository …

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2 months, 3 weeks ago

Lifeblood pop-up blood donor centre trial arrives in eager Kalgoorlie-Boulder community

ABC

They say blood is thicker than water, and in Australia's gold mining capital of Kalgoorlie-Boulder where water has traditionally been considered more valuable than gold, residents are showing their true colour is red. Kalgoorlie-Boulder, 600 kilometres east of Perth, has been chosen by the Australian Red Cross as the first site for a trial of pop-up blood donation centres in …

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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 …

Blood Donors Ngo Vijayapura

3 months, 2 weeks ago

Man with thousand families

New Indian Express

MADHYA PRADESH: In the heart of Indore, a young man who once yearned for the warmth of a complete family now finds himself at the centre of an extraordinary family of 78 grandparents. This is the story of Yash Parashar, a 31-year-old businessman whose life’s journey from hardship to philanthropy has touched countless lives across Madhya Pradesh. Over the past …

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4 months, 2 weeks ago

Women show the way in living organ donation as 2023 sees highest ever transplants

The Hindu

Women led the way in living organ donation, offering patients suffering from end-stage organ failure a new lease of life. Releasing the data, the Health Ministry said there was a need to promote organ donation from deceased persons to address the huge organ requirement, with increasing cases of non-communicable and lifestyle diseases leading to a high number of patients suffering …

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4 months, 3 weeks ago

Organ Donation Camp Till August 15 in Visakhapatnam

Deccan Chronicle

Visakhapatnam: An organ donation initiative organised by the All India Body and Donors Association is taking place in Visakhapatnam till August 15. Prasad urged the community to overcome misconceptions and participate in organ donation to save lives. He expressed concern over the loss of lives due to delayed donor responses, noting that in the past five years, 90,000 individuals in …

Organ Donation Visakhapatnam

5 months, 2 weeks ago

As Australia's reliance on imported blood plasma grows, the ethics of paid donation are back in focus

ABC

It's a rare commodity in high demand around the world, and one that can't be imitated or duplicated. Despite making up just 4.2 per cent of the world's population, the United States accounts for around 70 per cent of all the source plasma in the world blood market, according to most analysts. "We found that plasma donors were more likely …

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6 months ago

The will to donate blood runs deep in this Virudhunagar family’s veins

New Indian Express

VIRUDHUNAGAR: It is a unique family tradition, by all means. The urge to donate blood runs deep in the veins of the Prabhakaran family. Since his childhood days, P Ganesh from Virudhunagar vividly recalls how “blood donation” has been a constant refrain in his household. “For almost 15 years till the district came up with blood banks, I donated at …

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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 …

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6 months, 1 week ago

World Blood Donor Day 2024: 6 Benefits Of Blood Donation

The Quint

Donating Blood Lowers Harmful Iron Stores & Reduces the Risk of Developing Cancer When one donates blood, it lowers the iron level in their body and balances their iron level. Donating Blood Lowers the Risk Of Heart Attack and Liver Disease Donating blood lowers the blood pressure and helps to minimize cardiovascular risk factors, lowering the risk of a heart …

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7 months, 2 weeks ago

Kriti Nutrients Launches Social Initiative #SalutingEverydaySuperheroes

Hindustan Times

Indore the manufacturer of your favorite Kriti Cooking Oil and Soya Chunks, is embarking on a mission to celebrate everyday superheroes and raise awareness about the vital act of blood donation. Partnering with the Red cross blood donation call center, Kriti's "#SalutingEverydaySuperheroes" initiative shines a spotlight on the remarkable contributions of women, especially mothers, who demonstrate superheroic qualities in their …

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8 months, 2 weeks ago

Kidney transplant patients to get ‘double matched blood’ to avoid rejection

The Independent

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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 …

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1 year ago

Webinar highlights advances in bone marrow transplant

The Hindu

It is imperative for a person who undergoes bone marrow transplant to prevent drug resistance to lead a normal life. The Hindu Wellness webinar on Sunday, organised in association with Naruvi Hospitals, Vellore, focused on advancements in bone marrow transplant. Any disease of the haematopoietic stem cell - be it leukaemia, lymphoma or platelet or stem cell, can be treated …

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1 year, 1 month ago

Shehla Rashid lauded PM Modi and Amit Shah for the bloodless solution to the Jammu and Kashmir issue

Op India

On Thursday, Jawaharlal Nehru University alumna Shehla Rashid shared on her X handle a video snippet from her recent interview in the ANI podcast with Smita Prakash wherein she explained the reason behind her change of heart. This comes a day after the podcast episode was released in which she commended Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah …

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1 year, 1 month ago

Shehla Rashid credits the Modi govt for 'bloodless' solution in Kashmir

Op India

Jawaharlal Nehru University alumna Shehla Rashid has commended Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah for securing a “bloodless” political resolution to the Jammu and Kashmir dispute. They have ensured a political solution to it, which I would say is bloodless.” Shehla Rashid also discussed the changes that occurred at Jawaharlal Nehru University and the damage inflicted on …

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1 year, 1 month ago

Children’s hospital organises meet with bone marrow donors and recipients

The Hindu

On the occasion of Children’s Day, the Kanchi Kamakoti CHILDS Trust Hospital organised a bone marrow transplanted children’s meet in the city on Tuesday. The bone marrow transplant unit of the hospital held the meet with donors and recipients of the transplant. Pointing out that the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister’s Comprehensive Health Insurance Scheme and the Telangana Arogya Shree Comprehensive …

Hospital Transplant Rare Blood

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 …

India Blood Donation Yogi Adityanath Yogi Chief Donate Blood

1 year, 3 months ago

Ayushman Bhava is highest healthcare scheme in the world, says Bharati Pawar

Deccan Chronicle

VIJAYAWADA: Union Health Minister Bharati Pawar has said the central government is providing the best health and medical care to every citizen through the Ayushman Bhava scheme. “The scheme aims to ensure good health for the common man,” she said while inaugurating a voluntary blood donation camp organised by the NTR district health department at KBN College here on Sunday. …

Health Bharat Ayushman Bhava Scheme Bharati Pawar

1 year, 4 months ago

Nationwide search for blood donors with rare blood type to save South Australian mother

ABC

An urgent nationwide search is underway for blood donors with a rare blood type to save an Adelaide mother waiting for a match to undergo major surgery. Key points: A sick mother with a rare blood type is urgently seeking donations before heart surgery Calls for blood donors have been shared far and wide But more donors are being urged …

Rare Surgery Blood Woman Donors Australian Her Surgery

1 year, 4 months ago

Husband's desperate appeal to find match for wife's rare blood type before heart surgery

ABC

Three weeks ago, after she had dropped off her two sons at school, Amira noticed something was not right. Key points: Hundreds of people have donated blood in response to an urgent call out An Adelaide mother-of-two with a rare blood type is waiting to have open heart surgery People with blood type O or A are urged to book …

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1 year, 5 months ago

Blood donation: Is blood donation safe? How often can we donate blood?

Hindustan Times

Blood donation is one of the most regulated practices across the world, ensuring not only the safety and efficacy of collected blood and its components but also ensuring safety of the blood donor. In an interview with HT Lifestyle, Dr Rasika Dhawan Setia, Director and HOD - Transfusion Medicine at BLK-Max Super Speciality Hospital in New Delhi, shared, “Blood donation …

Health Medical Donation Safe Blood Donation Donor Donors

1 year, 6 months ago

Need for legislative support to reverse India’s blood shortage

Hindustan Times

As a nation, India has been persistently grappling with a shortage of blood and its products. Furthermore, in alignment with a national programme for screening and managing sickle cell anemia, the Union government has also committed to launching a national mission targeting thalassemia, another genetically inherited blood disorder. The National Blood Transfusion Council is tasked with formulating blood-related policies, but …

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1 year, 6 months ago

India must focus on improving accessibility and affordability of blood

Hindustan Times

The G20 health track prioritises discussions on the prevention of emergencies like antimicrobial resistance, strengthening cooperation in the pharmaceutical sector, and digital health innovations. In 2019, India required 1.3 crores of blood units, however data tabled in the Rajya Sabha reveals that only 1.27 crore of blood units could be collected. In 2021, blood transfusion services supported by National AIDS …

Health India Donation Blood Blood Donation G20 Units

1 year, 6 months ago

400-bed DMCH block to be ready by Dussehra: Tejashwi

Hindustan Times

The 400-bed upcoming surgical block of the Darbhanga Medical College Hospital will be inaugurated before Dussehra this year, Bihar’s deputy chief minister Tejashwi Prasad Yadav, who also holds the health portfolio, said at a programme on the world blood donor day on Wednesday. Bihar deputy chief minister Tejashwi Prasad Yadav donates blood during World Blood Donor Day function in Patna …

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1 year, 6 months ago

Thalassemia and Sickle Cell Society, AIG Hospital Celebrate World Blood Donors Day

Deccan Chronicle

HYDERABAD: Thalassemia and Sickle Cell Society along with Asian Institute of Gastroenterology Hospitals today celebrated ‘World Blood Donors Day’ and honoured selfless blood donors at their premises. With an unwavering commitment towards thalassemia, TSCS has organized 2870 Blood Donation Camps and provided life-saving blood transfusions to 2,28,500 Thalassemia patients. Speaking at the occasion Dr. Chadrakant Agarwal, President - Thalassemia and …

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1 year, 6 months ago

World Blood Donor Day 2023: Surprising health benefits of donating blood

Hindustan Times

Blood donation is a noble and selfless act that can helps save millions of lives. Donating blood can help reduce excess iron levels in the blood thereby preventing hemochromatosis, a condition which can increase risk of cardiovascular diseases including heart attack and stroke. Regular blood donation helps maintain healthy iron levels in the body, reducing the risk of conditions like …

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1 year, 6 months ago

Red Cross Lifeblood's top Australian donor calls for more donations as supply dwindles

ABC

Geoff Blogg has been faithfully rolling up his sleeve for 57 years. More rare blood types added to Australian Red Cross Lifeblood bank thanks to Islamic community Photo shows Two women wearing head scarves and a man stand at a blood donation table. "My wife usually goes with me and she goes to the shopping centre and I do my …

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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 …

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1 year, 9 months ago

‘To instil confidence’: Centre on excluding transgender, gays from blood donation

Hindustan Times

NEW DELHI: It is imperative that donors and recipients of blood donation have complete faith that the collected sample is safe and clinically effective, the Centre has told the Supreme Court, opposing demands for a change in the guidelines that prohibit transgender persons, men having sex with men and female sex workers from donating blood. The Supreme Court said only …

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1 year, 10 months ago

Australian Islamic community donates to Lifeblood to increase rare blood type supplies

ABC

Australia's Islamic community is participating in what it hopes will be one of the nation's largest religious blood drives for the Australian Red Cross's Lifeblood. Key points: 30,000 blood donations are needed each week in Australia 25 mosques across Australia are donating blood to Lifeblood to increase rare blood type supplies Scientific advances mean more than 50 medical conditions can …

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1 year, 11 months ago

Public responds to call for blood donations

China Daily

By YUAN HUI in Hohhot and ZHAO RUIXUE in Jinan | | Updated : 2023-01-11 Medical workers and administrative personnel donate blood at a blood donation bus in Dongyang, Zhejiang province, on Tuesday. When Jia Zengguang, a business owner in Weihai, Shandong province learned that blood and platelet donations were critically needed, he took a high-speed train to Jinan on …

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

2 years ago

1.3 lakh donate blood on CM Jagan\'s 50thÂ 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 …

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$On Jagan\'s 50th birthday, Andhra Pradesh sets world record in blood donation$

2 years ago

On Jagan\'s 50th birthday, Andhra Pradesh sets world record in blood donation

Deccan Chronicle

Visakhapatnam: Andhra Pradesh has created a world record in blood donation on Wednesday on the occasion of Chief Minister Y.S. Amarnath, who also donated blood in Anakapalli constituency, along with party workers, said people came out voluntarily across the State to donate blood to mark the chief minister’s birthday. “Blood donation camps were organised on the same day all over …

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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, …

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2 years ago

Andhra Pradesh: Anantapur youth gets UN Volunteers India Award

The Hindu

Bisathi Bharath, a 26-year-old youth from Anantapur district, received the United Nations Volunteers India Award in New Delhi recently for his contribution towards promoting voluntary blood donation and training youth in leadership qualities and soft skills. The award, jointly supported by the United Nations Development Programme and the Indian Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports, is given to young people …

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2 years ago

Ethnic Diversity A Challenge For India In Finding Matching Blood Stem Cell Donors. Larger Database Will Help

ABP News

By Patrick Paul Ethnicity plays a vital role in the understanding of individuals among the people they interact with. While a blood stem cell match can come from a sibling or a family member there is only a 30% chance of finding a matched sibling donor in the family. Unfortunately, only a handful of these patients are able to find …

India Indian Ethnic Blood Stem Donor Donors

2 years, 2 months ago

Campaign for Black blood donors launched amid NHS shortage

The Independent

Get Nadine White's Race Report newsletter for a fresh perspective on the week's news Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The African Caribbean Leukaemia Trust has teamed up with social media influencer …

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2 years, 3 months ago

Politics aside, Telangana BJP takes service route to win hearts and minds

Deccan Chronicle

HYDERABAD: The BJP in Telangana state says it’s in the process of identifying and building a database of 10,000 ‘anytime blood donation’ volunteers that can be of help to the needy in hospitals. “The database will be available in the state BJP office in Hyderabad and all our district and local offices,” party general secretary for TS G. Premender Reddy, …

Telangana Bjp

2 years, 3 months ago

J&K BJP organises blood donation camps to mark PM Modi's birthday

Firstpost

Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir BJP on Saturday organised blood donation camps across the Union Territory to mark the birthday of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. J&K BJP president Ravinder Raina and other prominent leaders donated blood at the camps organised under the supervision of party’s youth wing Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha, a party spokesman said. “The blood donation camps are …

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2 years, 3 months ago

Mandaviya kickstarts nationwide blood donation drive on PM Modi’s birthday

Live Mint

NEW DELHI: Union health minister Mansukh Mandaviya has called upon people to come forward and donate blood as part of the countrywide, voluntary blood donation drive Raktdaan Amrit Mahotsav, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said in a statement. While donating blood at donation camps organised at Safdarjung Hospital in the national capital today, the minister said, “Donating blood …

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2 years, 3 months ago

15-day 'Raktdaan Amrit Mahotsav' Begins on PM's Birthday, Mandaviya Donates Blood

News 18

A 15-day blood donation drive began on the occasion of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s birthday on Saturday, with Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya donating blood at a camp set up at Safdarjung Hospital here. The minister urged citizens to register on the Aarogya Setu app or e-Raktkosh portal to donate blood as part of the ‘Raktdaan Amrit Mahotsav’, which will …

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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 …

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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 …

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Kashmir ASHA worker donated blood 28 times since 2012

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