"Remember Remember"-3 Idiots-Raju(Sharman Joshi) jumps off the window-friends distraught with disbelief-treatment is going on and here comes the twist 'not' in the movie-the doctor comes out and says -"He needs Blood urgently" 'Isey khoon ki sakht zaroorat hai' !
The first thing that comes to my mind here is how-like an angel, an amazing character appears on the scene for the same!
Cut...and..back to reality!
According to estimates, India faces a shortage of 400 thousand units of blood and requires 7.5 million units of blood annually.The problem gets worse in regions where diseases like thalassemia are prevalent.To add to the problems, diseases like dengue often lead to a sharp demand of blood and lead to deaths due to blood shortage even in the most developed parts of the country including the capital city of New Delhi.
And to think of those people who have rare blood groups! (This Wiki link makes an interesting read about rare blood groups: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_blood_group_systems#Rare_blood_types)
To put it simply, you, me and yes, our dear "Cricket" SirJi as well need blood for our survival.Blood cannot be made, research is going on, but we haven't haven't had any success till date! As it is, blood is a precious gift we all have inside of us to give to those who are injured, sick, or in need.Not only so, it is the people among us, our friends, our relatives, people part of our lives directly or indirectly who need blood transfusions for reasons as surgery, accident, cancer, sickle cell ,premature birth and many others. Almost all serious health issues require blood donated by people like you and me to save lives.
Clearly,donating Blood could save a baby, a child, a parent, a friend!
As an effort to extend help for the same, Raktarpan,an initiative under National Service Scheme(NSS) IIT Kanpur along with Techkriti with the help of GVSM Medical College Blood Bank, a unit under UPSACS and NACO, and popular for its efficient and safe blood camp management is going to organise a blood donation camp which aims to tackle the grim situation of blood in Kanpur.Through this, our joint aim is to promote voluntary blood donation and we wish that no person, in the hour of need, has to face the crisis of blood shortage.
Ask that person's acquaintances, life couldn't end in a worse way!
The first ever blood camp is going to be organised in IIT Kanpur on February 3, 2013 in New SAC(main hub of student activities).
There are tens of thousands of pints of blood that are needed every day to help people.Though blood is required in huge quantities,the gap between blood required in India and the amount collected annually through voluntary donation is getting wider.
We just want to be that drop- that can coalesce with countless others to become an ocean!
Let us together look up to each other and help each other for a better tomorrow and make blood shortage a thing of yesterday!
Let us fix the planet!
For more details, visit the following link:
http://www.facebook.com/events/570799929620283/
Contributed by-
Sahil Bhandari
Member,Team Techkriti
Techkriti '13,IIT Kanpur
