SRV MAMATA HOSPITAL ORGANISES A BLOOD DONATION DRIVE TO AID CANCER PATIENTS

We all know that there is no substitute for human blood, but how many of us donate blood regularly? As per the last study, India fell short of 1.9 million units of blood which is equivalent to 60 tankers or 66,000 litres of blood. What makes the situation even more critical is the growing demand for blood transfusion for cancer patients, which has been on a constant rise with over 70,000+ new cancer cases being observed each year. It won’t be incorrect to say, “It’s not just Blood, it is Liquid Life”. SRV Mamata Hospital came forward to address the challenge by joining hands with Tata Memorial Hospital to organise a Blood Donation Camp at their facility.

The noble cause was quite extensively promoted locally by SRV Mamata Hospital, and was very well received by Dombivlikars. The Blood donation drive witnessed more than 120 of people, and even the hospital staff came forward in large numbers to donate blood and make this drive a huge success.

Donating blood is not just a just a noble gesture, but is also known to have a lot of health benefits as well. Some of them include: regulation of iron content in the blood, reduced risk of cardiovascular, liver and cancer diseases and new blood cell production. Blood donation also helps burn calories. A simple physical exam and blood test done before blood donation also serves as a checkpoint for donors to identify unknown health concerns like blood pressure concerns, irregular blood sugar or low haemoglobin count. In a healthy individual, blood can easily be reproduced, and hence, one can donate upto 3-4 times in a year.

Mr. Sameer Pawar, CEO, SRV Group of Hospitals said, “We are extremely happy to see the success of our first collaboration with Tata Memorial Hospital to contribute to the growing need for blood donations, and we shall continue to make our contribution to society through many more campaigns like these.”

“In a country that is 130 crores strong, we are sure that if those who are eligible for donating blood spare just 15 minutes once in every 3 months, it would make a very big difference to the healthcare ecosystem of this nation," concluded Mr. Pawar.