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| Profile: |
| BACK GROUNDER: INDU HEALTH RESEARCH FOUNDATION (INDU) is a public
charitable trust funded by Non-Resident Indians dedicated to developing
creative, practical and innovative solutions to reach the benefits
of Medicare to the common man at the right time and right place.
Set up by NRI'S it is run by experts drawn from various fields of
clinical, medicine, business management and public health administration.
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| Mission: |
INDU was formed with the basic intention of providing enough
blood for transfusion needs to patients in emergency all across
the state of Gujarat.
The Mission statement reads : NO ONE SHOULD DIE BECAUSE OF BLOOD.
After years of active survey by professional bodies, INDU has eventually
found solutions to the acute shortage of Blood in Gujarat. In keeping
with the mission statement and the solutions found, INDU has following
aims and objective : |
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1) Networking of Blood Banks.
2) Thalassemia center for FREE Blood Transfusion.
3) School Health Program for adolescent children.
4) Hemophilia center affiliated to Hemophilia Federation of India.
5) Mental Health Project for PTSD victims of Earthquake.
6) Vallabh Hospital for Mother and Child Health.
7) Indian partner to CHART ( Center for Health,HIV -AIDS Research
& Training) of University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida,US. |
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| Networking Of Blood Banks: |
Current stauts of Blood Banks:
Blood banks in the state of Gujarat can be broadly classified into
two categories, viz. those in the Government sector and those in
the Non-government Sector. The latter group, comprising of nearly
70 blood banks is either managed by the International Red Cross
Society affiliates or by Public Charitable Trusts.
All these blood banks are licensed under the Food and Drugs Authority
of the Central government of India and follow stringent guidelines
set by FDA with regard to blood banking infrastructure and testing
facilities. These rules for safe blood are applicable equally
to both categories of Blood Banks. |
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Current System of Blood Banking:
Myths:
1) Doubts about safety and quality of blood (in regard to HIV and
HbdAg) received from Non Government Blood Banks.
2) Non Government Blood Banks tap professional blood donors.
3) Non Government Blood Banks sell Blood. |
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The Facts:
1) All Blood Banks follow strict testing norms and Blood is safe.
2) All Blood Banks give blood units in exchange only.
3) Blood Banks do not tap professional donors but generate blood
from Voluntary donation camps. |
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| Genuine Problems Faced By Patients Includes: |
1) An estimated shortfall of 70% in demand and supply, the burden
of which is directly faced by the patients.
2) The shortfall makes it mandatory for donation of blood units
in exchange for the supply by individual blood banks.
3) No arrangement to ensure inter bank transfer of blood in case
of emergency demand in another town/city.
Changes in the delivery system to the end users (the patients)
has a lot to be desired for…… |
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| The Solution: NETWORKING |
At INDU HEALTH RESEARCH FOUNDATION, we have networked key blood
banks in the entire state of Gujarat. All networked blood banks
will provide the following benefits to the patients:
1) A patient having donated Blood in a Networked Blood Bank (NBB)
in any city of Gujarat can pick up blood in any of the other NBBs
in any other city of the state and Bombay.
2) Standardization in quality control measures in all NBBs.
TOTAL NUMBER OF BLOOD BANKS NETWORKED: 28 |
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| Blood Assurance Scheme: |
What is Blood Assurance: It is an unique and innovative
scheme to ensure that any voluntary donor is guaranteed to two units
of blood of the group of his choice for 4 members of his family
(including himself) for the next 365 calendar days subsequent to
the day of his donation, anywhere in Gujarat.
Aim: To ensure that Blood is made available to one and all
anywhere in the state of Gujarat 365 days a year.
Scope of Coverage: all individuals not suffering from any
of the undermentioned physical disorders. Either individual families
or in group like Companies in the private and Public sector, Professional
Associations & Bodies, Social Organizations, Voluntary Bodies, Government
and Semi-Government Organizations, Clubs, Autonomous Bodies.
Proposal:
For Individual Families:
If one member of a family of four, voluntarily donates blood inay
of INDU NETWORKED BLOOD BANKS, then:
That family will be entitled to receive a maximum of 2 units of
blood (tested for all diseases as mandatory by FDA), in the following
365 calendar days.
For Groups As Mentioned Above:
1. If 50% of the entire employee/group strength of a company /group/organizationvoluntarily
donates one unit of blood each then:
2. Each and every member of that group will be entitled to a maximum
of one unit of Blood(tested for all diseases as mandatory by INDU)
in the following 365 days.
3. There Would Be No Charge Levied For Mandatory Testing Of The
Blood As Prescribed Under Blood Banking Rules Either At The Time
Of Donation Or At The Time Of Requirement. Blood Would Be Provided
Free Of Cost To All Those Covered Under This Scheme.
4. This Scheme Comes Into Effect After 30 Days From the Voluntary
Donation.
5. The Benefits Of The Scheme Are Not Transferable. |
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