Friday, 9 November 2012

Balangir DAPCU- Blood Donation Day




National Voluntary Blood Donation Day
  1. Significance of Voluntary Blood Donation and Role of DAPCU to  Promote
Though medical science has developed a lot but it has not been able to develop any type of instrument / equipment / medicine for creation of blood which is inevitable for survival of human beings.  As the blood can not be created artificially that is why donation of blood is necessary. Just saying donation of one unit of blood is not enough but it saves a valuable life in disguise. To create awareness among the general people a Voluntary Blood Donation day is observed. So our nation observe VBD day on 1st October of each year.
2. Observation of Voluntary Blood donation Day  at the District & Uniqueness of the programmeWe also observed the said day in our district in this year. We involved many organizations in this day. Such as colleges, Red Ribbon Club, Rotary clubs, NGOs, NGOs under NYK, blood bank staffs and NACP staffs. This VBD day observed from grass root level to the top level like from village/ULB level to district level. We organized many camps in Panchayat / block level / district level. Debate / quiz and drawing competitions are organized involving educational institutions like private institutions, Govt. colleges & Govt. tech.    institutions to spread the message for voluntary blood donation.

3Challenges faced to get the  voluntary donors and Strategies used in the District to overcome the Challenges
In some of the interior areas there is a blind notion regarding donating blood is harmful to health & they shall be weak. For eradication of this type of blind ideas, visiting RR Clubs, mobilized the club members, organizing workshops involving and using the link workers at Panchayat level, towards VBD to spread the messages on blood donation, its good impact and benefits to the society. In addition to the workshops blood donation motivation session is conducted.
Another great challenge in donation camp is concealing of previous high risk activities which in turn results wastage of kits (blood bag), labor, time & money when it passes through 5 mandatory tests at Blood Bank Laboratory.

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