Mega Blood Donation Camp - 14th April 2013

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Mega Blood Donation Camp

 (Raktadaan - Shrestadaan) 

Like Every year, this year also, our Sanstha Shree Sadguru Aniruddha Upasana Foundation, has organized a mega Blood Donation Camp on Sunday 14^th April 2013, alongwith its sister organizations Dilasa Medical Trust and Rehabilitation Center, Aniruddha Samarpan Pathak, Aniruddhas Academy of Disaster Management.

Some Important facts about Blood Donation

1) Although mankind has achieved phenomenal scientific progress over the past century or so, it has not yet been able to find a substitute to the human blood. Neither can human blood be produced in any factory, nor can the blood of any other animal be used for transfusion to humans. It is only human blood that can help save the life of another human being in need of blood.

2) The annual requirement of blood in our city of Mumbai till date has been approximately 2.5 lakhs to 3 lakhs bottles. By donating blood we can help to meet this target and ensure that no life is lost due to lack of adequate supply of blood.

3) There have been some mistaken beliefs and unfounded fears surrounding the donation of blood; that it causes weakness, etc., that need to be cleared. The human body has 4.5 litres to 5 litres of blood, out of which only 300 ml. is drawn out at the time of donation.

4) After donation of blood, within 15 – 20 minutes of rest, one can continue with one’s daily chores and activities.

5) Age Limit for Donation : Any Male or Female within the age group of 18 - 60 can donate blood.

6) Minimum Weight of Donor : The Donor’s weight should be a minimum of 45 kgs.

7) Minimum Haemoglobin Count of Donor : More than 12.5 gm%

8) Those wanting to donate blood should abstain from donation if they suffer from the ailments such as:

 a. Jaundice

 b. Malaria

 c. Typhoid

 d. AIDS

 e. Diabetes

 f. Blood Pressure

 g. Anaemia

 h. Venereal Disease (Gupt Rog)

 i. Tuberculosis (T. B.)

 j. Cancer

Prospective Donors should also abstain from donating blood under the following circumstances:
a. not completed a year after having undergone surgery

b. undergone abortion

c. in the course of Pregnancy

 d. undergoing Menstruation (M.C.)

 e. During lactation phase

9) Diet for Donation : Generally, rejection of donors happens if the haemoglobin count is below the threshold required for blood donation.

In order to increase the haemoglobin count, the donors should include following food items in their regular diet:

 a. Leafy vegetables: fenugreek (methi), maath.

 b. Sprouted pulses

 c. Vegetables: green peas, pumpkin, tomato.

 d. Fruits: Chickoo, pomegranate, Papaya, apple, fresh dates, orange, sweet lime, grapes, Gooseberry (Amla), Watermelon.

 e. Salad: Beetroot, carrot, radish.

 f. Cereals: Corn, Finger Millet (Nachni), wheat, peanuts, dry-fruits, jaggery.

 g. Eatables: Chikki, Muramba, Kheer.

 h. Abstain from consuming tea and chickpea (pawta).

10) Care to be taken Before Blood Donation : 

a. Sound and adequate sleep should be taken in the night preceding the date of donation

b. Blood should not be donated on an empty stomach. The Donor should donate blood only after having had adequate food.

c. Abstain from consuming medicines (allopathic, homeopathic and ayurvedic) e.g. Crocin, Disprin, Combiflam 72hrs prior to the donation.

More than 30 Blood Banks participates in Mega Blood Donation Camp. There are team of Doctors, Paramedicals who contribute to the Mega Donation Camp.

As mentioned in Shri Madpurshartha Granthraj, Trutiya Khand, Anandsadhana, Our Dear Sadguru Shree Aniruddha Bapu has called the drop of donated blood as one of the nine drops He loves the most.

Given in the table below are details of units collected in the last five years.

Blood Donation Camp Date &  Year	Units (Bottles) collected
4th May 2008	2866
12th April 2009	3179
11th April 2010	3083
3rd April 2011	2496
8th April 2012	4691

 



The Government of Maharashtra felicitated the Foundation for its commendable achievement. 

 

The above article has appeared in the one of the leading English national dailies, namely DNA (issue dated Saturday, 29th May 2010). The article has praiseworthy details about our P. P. Aniruddha Bapu and activities inspired by Him. The article is about one such activity i.e. about the organization of the world record breaking Blood Donation Camp held by Shiv Sena 25th April 2010 in Mumbai at National Exhibition Centre which now finds mention in Guinness Book of World Records . Sadguru Aniruddha Upasana Foundation was at the very heart of managing the Camp. Another allied organization of SAUF namely AADM (Aniruddha's Academy of Disaster Management) which had also sent its number of well-trained volunteers (DMVs or Disaster Management Volunteers as they are called) have always been in the forefront in helping various police, para-military, municipal, local, state and central governement agencies in crowd control, disaster management and associated planning, disaster management training and awareness, first-aid operations (medical first response), research and rescue operations, etc. The article also contains interview of our Chief Executive Officer of our Sadguru Aniruddha Upasana Foundation (SAUF) Shri. Sunilsinh Mantri.

SAUF itself also organizes an annual Blood Donation Camp in the month of April every year which is has been termed as "Model" of planning, organization and managing of a Blood Donation Camp by none other than Maharashtra Rajya Rakta Sankraman Parishad which is the nodal government agency of Government of Maharashtra for any activity concerning blood donation, storage, etc. activities

 

Almost more than 5000 volunteers visit the camp, but some get rejected due to various reasons.

In this camp, our Sanstha has made arrangements for Charkha-Seva for such rejected donors so that they can also have a feeling of participating in the camp. The spindled threads that are obtained from Charkha are used to make school uniforms for the under-privileged children near Virar, Vasai, Shahapur and Kolhapur.

Interested donors can take this golden opportunity by donating their blood.
Date : 14th April 2013
Day : Sunday
Timing : 09:00am to 06:00pm
Venue : New English School, 

              Bandra, 

              Mumbai, India

For more information contact nearest Upasana Center 

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