Safe Blood Starts with Me - libdoc.who.int - World Health Organization
Safe Blood Starts with Me - libdoc.who.int - World Health Organization
Safe Blood Starts with Me - libdoc.who.int - World Health Organization
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ungalow. Six blood bankscollected 981 units of blood;— a <strong>World</strong> <strong>Health</strong> Day function atthe Y.B. Chavan auditorium toapplaud “100-time”voluntary donors. The ChiefMinister, <strong>Health</strong> Ministers andother Government officialswere present, along <strong>with</strong> alarge gathering of voluntaryblood donors, youths fromcolleges and socialorganizations;Voluntary blood donor cricket tournament—a poster competition andseminar by the Seth G.S.<strong>Me</strong>dical College at K.E.M.Hospital;— an information booklet onblood donation for distributionto various colleges, schools andthe general public.An event was held to announceinformation systems for supplyof safe blood to the citizens ofMumbai from member bloodbanks. The Honourable Minister of<strong>Health</strong>, Government ofMaharashtra was the Chief Guest.The <strong>Health</strong> Secretary, Chairman ofthe Maharashtra State <strong>Blood</strong>Transfusion Council and the FDACommissioner of Maharashtra,were guests of honour.A cricket tournament <strong>with</strong> aview to motivating voluntary blooddonors was held from 9 to 16April. Twenty teams comprisingvoluntary blood donors fromdifferent organizations in Mumbaiparticipated in the tournament,supported by film starts and otherpersonalities All participantsreceived a T-shirt, a cap, a bagand a Certificate of Participation.West BengalThe Association of Voluntary<strong>Blood</strong> Donors, West Bengal(AVBD) is a collaborative effort ofthose <strong>who</strong> are not only willing togive their blood, but also theirsweat and tears for the cause.Established in 1980, theAssociation today has a fraternityof over 5 million blood donorsfrom all walks of life. Their sharedmission: to bridge the woeful gapbetween the supply and demand ofthe life saving fluid in WestBengal.The AVBD believes that the mosteffective way to fill the bloodbanks is to bring the bank to thedonors, rather than wait for themto come forward. To this end,many activities were organized onWHD 2000, including a colourfulCycle Rally of 500 youngvoluntary blood donors fromRaktadan Bhawan, Barasat to theCentral <strong>Blood</strong> Bank in Calcuttaand back. A Year Long StateLevel Programme on <strong>Safe</strong>Donor Motivation was alsolaunched amid seminars andlectures on issues related to therational use of blood.Distinguished guests werecordially invited to make theevents a success.The Indian Society of <strong>Blood</strong>Transfusion and Immunohaematology(ISBTI) also cheeredthe occasion in a befitting manner.All State Level Chapters of theorganization, invited to celebrate“<strong>Safe</strong> <strong>Blood</strong> <strong>Starts</strong> With <strong>Me</strong>”,produced thousands of posters91 ▲ WORLD HEALTH DAY ▼ SAFE BLOOD STARTS WITH ME
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