(SSR 16-090) BLOOD DONATION CAMP AT RED CROSS SOCIETY

       MISSION :

To conduct a ‘Blood Donation Campaign’ in our locality and make the people aware of the importance of blood donation.

3.       CORE CONTRIBUTORS :

·         SSR/Awareness-Health

·         TEAM CODE: SSR 16-90

·         THE  TEAM :

             N.SAIYASHASWI                                             -AM.EN.U4EEE14130

               P.HEMANTH KRISHNA                                  -AM.EN.U4EEE14131

               G.ROHITH                                                      -AM.EN.U4EEE14145

               N.RAJASEKHAR REDDY                               -AM.EN.U4EEE14147

·         PLACE :

“Red cross society”, Nellore , Andhra Pradesh

4.       ACTIVITIES UNDERTAKEN :

                                 i.            Pre camp phase

                               ii.            Camp phase

                              iii.            Registration

                             iv.            Haemoglobin test

                               v.            Medical examination

                             vi.            Donation of blood

5.       BACKGROUND OF THE PROBLEM :

                                 i.            According to WHO report, only nine million units are collected annually, while the need is for 12 million units.

                               ii.            Delhi NCR alone faces a shortage of 1 million units per year.

                              iii.            The issue of blood shortage is also due to lack of voluntary donors.

6.       IMAGES :

THE DONORS 

THE PRESS RELEASE

THE NEWS REPORT

7.       ACHIEVEMENTS :

                                 i.            We are successful in conducting BLOOD DONATION CAMPAIGN on behalf of “WORLD BLOOD DONOR DAY, 2016”.

                               ii.            We successfully collected 62 units of blood, which can serve 186 recipients .

8.       OBSTACLES FACED :

                                 i.            Ignorance and illiteracy

                               ii.            Blood is sold at a high premium

                              iii.            Inconvenience due to location and timing of blood collection

                             iv.            Apprehension of post donation reaction

9.       TOTAL MAN HOURS FOR ACCOMPLISHMENT :

3 hours a day.

1      FUTURE PLANS – ROAD AHEAD :

                                 i.            Conduct blood donation camps on a large scale.

                               ii.            Provide awareness to relatives and friends.

1      ROSES AND THORNS :

“There is no better service to the society than giving life to somebody one doesn’t even know. Reiterating this fact, a blood donation camp was organized by Amrita University in association with the Indian Red Cross Society on June 12, 2016 where students, faculty and staff members came forward to support the noble drive. This helped us to know facts about the scenario of the blood banks in India.”