This issue of Blood Line
is dedicated to repeat regular
Voluntary Blood Donation
Dr.N.Vijayakumar
Regional Blood
Transfusion Centre, Aluva
Former President, I.S.B.T.I.
Kerala Chapter
nd
On 22 August, 2009 six
people including an anesthetist
Dr.U.B.Singh from the UP Govt.
Balrampur Hospital, were arrested for
illicit trading in blood. Over period of
2 years they had sold according to press
reports 100,000 units of untested poor
quality blood with the fake labels of the
state’s largest blood bank at the King
George’s Medical College. The modus
operandi of the gang was to buy blood
from professional donors like poor
rickshaw pullers and beggars dilute it
with normal saline three fold and charge
as high as Rs.1500 per unit. The 14
victims rescued from captivity admitted
to the police that they were bled thrice
a week and paid Rs.250/ on each
2009 14
voluntary blood donors
occasion. Subsequent raids have
incriminated a dozen blood banks
involved in blood trafficking dispensing
unsafe blood with very low
hemoglobin.
The news was widely covered in the
national and international media and
the 45 million uninsured Americans
were warned that 500,000 of them who
trek overseas for cheaper medical
treatment might fall into trap.
Still worse is the news from
Sriganganagar in Rajastan wherein 4
children were given reportedly HIV
tainted blood at Shyam Nursing Home
and sourced from Goyal Pathology Lab
and blood bank.
This has brought shame on the medical
fraternity in the country and we blood
bankers in particular. It is time we woke
up from our slumber and reacted to the
situation. We have to prove our
commitment to total non
remunerative repetitive
voluntary blood donation, by
strengthening the donor base from the
ISBTI platforms, by creation of a state
wide donor registry and donor cards
issued by ISBTI which will be valid in
all blood banks in the state. ISBTI
should take the lead in honoring many
time repeat donors. We can also
consider the prospective of holding
certificate courses for Donor organizers,
Medical Social Workers and Counselors
on the lines of West Bengal Voluntary
Blood Donors Forum. We need support
and cooperation from the Ministries of
Human Resources Development, Science
& Technology, and Social Welfare apart
from the core support from our own
parent Ministry of Health & Family
Welfare
ISBTI has an important role to play in
improving quality standards in
our blood banks. It should have a say
in Quality Assurance Committee as well
as State blood Transfusion Council and
has to play an active role in the above
bodies. We are yet to succeed in our
efforts in spreading the message of
Rational Use of Blood. Though of
late, the scenario has improved, single
unit transfusions, fresh blood
transfusions and whole blood
transfusions continue to dominate our
transfusion practice. The Kerala State
Blood Transfusion Council by insisting
on a minimum annual turnover of 2000
units for issue of N.O.C for renewal of
license and conversion of such blood
banks to blood components separation
units in the ensuing 5 years has taken a
step in the right direction towards
centralization of transfusion
services and rational use of blood and
blood components. Uniformity in
standards and quality assurance at every
level- from vein to vein -could be
achieved only if the processing is limited
to a few designated well equipped
centers using highly automated
equipment utilizing the most modern
validated technology, minimizing
individual error. Ensuring
perfection in donor screening
and also in operating procedures
for quality control, standardi-
zation and accreditation will go
a long way in ensuring safe
blood.
It is sad that even though our scientists
have done us proud by the achievements
in several fields like atomic energy,
space research and information
technology we still lack a networking
of blood banks essential for proper
organization and optimal utilization of
blood transfusion services. A location
based service (Geographic
Information system) concept
over the mobile/internet would
help the needy to check the availability
of blood/ voluntary donors of rare
blood groups in the nearest location
without running from pillar to post. The
system would also help to generate
awareness in the public with regard to
blood donation and transfusion
transmitted diseases, help the donors
register online in the donor directory
and find out the services offered by the
Blood Transfusion Centre.
Time and tide waits for no man and it
is high time we woke up to the stark
realities and came out with a proper
timely response.

WORLD AIDS DAY OBSERVANCE-

INAUGURAL CEREMONY

Mr. L RADHAKRISHNAN IAS Mr.C PADMAKUMAR Dr. JAISY MATHAI

Principal Secretary ( Power) Executive Director, TERUMO PENPOL Limited Chief Blood Transfusion Officer, SCTIMST

Adv. S. Suresh Kumar Ms.ELIZA LIZA ABRAHAM Rtn. N R C NAIR

President, Rotary Club of Trivandrum Club 25 Member, All Saints College Asst. Governor (RI District 3211)

2009 WORLD AIDS DAY OBSERVANCE GATHERING

Terumo Penpol Limited in association with State Bank of Travancore, Rotary Club of Trivandrum and Club 25 observed
World AIDS Day on 1 December 2009 at Hassan Marikar Hall,Trivandrum. Mr.L Radhakrishnan, Principal Secretary
(Power) inaugurated the World AIDS Day Function. Rtn C Padmakumar, Executive Director of TERUMO PENPOL Limited,
presided the function. Dr Jaisy Mathai, the Chief Blood Transfusion officer of SCTIMST, delivered the keynote address. Adv
S Suresh Kumar, President Rotary Club of Trivandrum, welcomed the gathering. Ms.Eliza Liza Abraham, Club 25 Member
of All Saints College, delivered the Vote of Thanks. Quiz Competition and Skit Competition were organized for the Higher
Secondary and College Students. Dr.Yamini Thankachi, Public Health Consultant, delivered a talk on HIV/AIDS Prevention
Care and Counseling and importance of Club 25 to prevent AIDS. A Lucky dip contest was organized for Students. Red FM
Radio performed a stage show which was a big hit. 314 Students from various Higher Secondary Schools and Colleges in
and around Trivandrum participated in the function.

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 WHO DONATED HOW MUCH…?
Extract of A study on profile of donors who donated blood in various
camps conducted in and around Thiruvananthapuram city by the blood bank,
Government Medical College During the year 2009.
By Dr.B.Abhishekh, PG student, Dept of transfusion medicine, Medical college,
Thiruvananthapuram e-mail:drabhigowda@gmail.com phone: 0471-2528230
· Better understanding of current · People aged more than 40 yrs · The highest no of previous donations
characteristics of donors is essential constituted only 5.18% of donations. by a single donor we came across
for optimal management of blood The age of the oldest person who during this period was 36. The state
supply, and in developing strategies donated was 51yrs wherein people of Gujarat is known to have at least
for their recruitment. of age up to 65 yrs can donate as 55 centenary donors (people who
· The population of Thiruvananth- long as they are fit and healthy to do have donated more than 100 times
apuram district as per 2001 census so. in their lifetime).
is 32,34,356 with sex ratio of 1060, · 52.44% of donors were donating · The minimum gap between 2
favorable to females. blood for first time in their life. donations is accepted to be 3months.
· Amongst the camps conducted by · Highly qualified (32.01%) and The longest gap after last donation
medical college during this year graduates (38.41%) made up for two in our observation was up to 9yrs.
2009 females constituted only 18% third of the donations in these camps. · Preconceived ideas stemming from
of donors. · Uneducated donors had a minor rumors, cultural beliefs, lack of
· Age wise, people aged 21 to 30 yrs (3.35%) contribution too. information, deep rooted tradition
constituted the bulk (57.22%) of · Major share of donations was and men perceived as being more
donors. expectedly by the students who healthier than females may be
· Teenagers aged less than 20 yrs of accounted for 40% of donations. reflected in the huge differences and
age accounted for 25.61% of · The unemployed had their share by variations in donation patterns with
donations. The legal cut off age for contributing for up to 11% of respect to age, sex, occupation and
donation is 18 yrs in India whereas donations. education.
in countries like USA and Denmark · 30% of donations were from office · Results suggest recruitment efforts for
it is 17yrs.Donations can be accepted going class and higher officials. a given centre require detailed
from even lesser age, wherein the · Technically skilled and other understanding of patterns of
consent for donation is given by their workers accounted for rest of the participation before identifying areas
parents. donations. of focus, to maximize recruitment
efforts.

KUDOS TTO
O THE STUDENT
STUDENTSS OF NSS WOMEN’S COLLEGE, KARMANA
COLLEGE,
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SOURCE THRUBHUMI NEW
MATHRUBHUMI NEWSS PAPPER

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 Dr.Yamini Ganesh, Public Health Consultant talking
to the Students on WORLD AIDS DAY. Extracts of
Dr.Yamini’s presentation on HIV /AIDS
Prevention Care And Counseling
 Modes of HIV transmission are donors among the youth sector; to
unprotected sex, sexual intercourse create a group of young blood donor
 The First case of AIDS was reported
between heterosexuals, accidental recruiters, to promote the
in the US-1981 and documented in
exposure to blood/blood products eg participation of women in voluntary
UK.
blood transfusions, shared needles blood donation, and to instill into
 Later 1983- acronym AIDS (Acquired
and contaminated instruments and both young and old alike, the value
Immune Deficiency Syndrome) was
mother to child during pregnancy, of saving others’ lives by voluntary
suggested at a meeting in
birth and breastfeeding blood donation and to create a
Washington, D.C. in July.
 HIV cannot be transmitted by lifelong commitment in college
 In May 1983, doctors in France
donating blood at a blood bank over leavers to the concept of regular
reported that they had isolated a new
through everyday contact with donation of safe blood after they
virus- later named HIV ((Human
infected people at school, work, leave college.
Immunodeficiency Virus) in 1986.
 1st case of HIV/AIDS in India was
home, or anywhere else by using the  The Club 25 members of Trivandrum
toilet, swimming pools, shaking donate blood to save lives and
reported in 1986 in Chennai, in a
hands, sharing utensils, phones, or encourage friends to join the group.
sex worker.
 No of people living with HIV/ AIDS
clothing, with sweat, tears, sneezes,  Counseling and voluntary testing of
coughs, or urine, infected by “dry” those with high risk behavior has
all over the World is 33.2 M
kissing but slight risk from deep or emerged as an important strategy for
 No of people living with HIV/ AIDS
French kissing, especially if there are the prevention of the spread of HIV
in India is 2.5 Million
cuts or sores in the mouth. HIV infection
 AIDS is caused by the Human
Immunodeficiency Virus(HIV).It
cannot be carried by a mosquito,  Voluntary counseling and testing
bed bugs, lice, flies, or other insects helps people to cope with their HIV
attacks and destroys white blood
 The signs and symptoms of AIDS are infection, reduce transmission to
cells causing a defect in the body’s
fever of unknown origin, enlarged others, to get access to care, and
immune system
lymp glands, skin rash and cough, plan for the future
 The immune system of an HIV-
infected person becomes so
persistent diarrhea, severe weight  Currently only a small fraction of
loss, skin lesions, loss of appetite those who are HIV infected know
weakened that it cannot protect itself
and fatigue their infection status
from serious infections.
 At present no drug or therapy can  The VCTCS are centers where people
 AIDS may manifest as early as 2
cure AIDS can obtain free HIV testing as well
years or as late as 10 years after
 Club 25 is an important concept to as avail counseling services
infection with HIV, when a person
has the HIV virus in his/her
prevent HIV/AIDS  Persons who desire to get tested on
 Club 25 Started in Zimbabwe in account of past high risk behavior
bloodstream- he/she is HIV infected.
1989 to promote Voluntary blood can also get tested voluntarily at the
 When a person becomes infected
donation and to prevent HIV /AIDS nominal cost of Rs 10
with HIV, that person becomes “HIV
 The Club 5 members commit to make  Integrated Testing & Counseling
positive” and will always be HIV
at least 25 blood donations before center are available at Medical
positive
the age of 25.They also pledge to Colleges, Public Health
 Kerala is a highly vulnerable State
maintain a healthy lifestyle in order Laboratories, District Hospitals,
surrounded by three High Prevalent
to give safe blood, thus protecting General Hospitals, Taluk Head
States.
themselves from HIV & other illness. Quarters, Private Hospitals, and
 High risk sexual behavior has strong
 The objectives of Club 25 are to Thampanoor Railway Station .
links with population mobility /
migration
organize a youth group who will  Young People are the most
work to encourage regular blood vulnerable….Protect yourself and
Keep HIV/AIDS away.
JUDGES VERIFYING SKIT COMPETITION LUCKY DIP CONTEST ON WORLD AIDS DAY
A Lucky Dip Contest was
arranged for Students.
Anjali of St Thomas Higher
Secondary School receiving
the gift from
Col. Santosh Kumar,
Head (HR & Admn.)
Terumo Penpol Ltd.
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 THE HEROES OF TPL DONATING BLOOD Thanks to Red FM Radio
For Supporting Voluntary
Blood Donation

Samchandran Sreejith Shibu

A Scene from the Quiz Competition
organized on World AIDS Day
Club 25 Members
of Central Poly
Technique Red FM was the official Radio Partner
of World AIDS Day Observance. The
Students enjoyed the Stage Show by RED
FM. The Radio Jockeys asked some
funny questions and had given gifts to
the Students those who had answered
the questions.

Club 25 Members donating blood at the Mega Blood Donation

Camp on 1 December World AIDS Day

SAMCHANDRAN - THE EVERGREEN HERO OF TERUMO PENPOL

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 Rotarian N R C Nair Asst. Governor
(RI District 3211) handing over the prize to the
winners of Skit Competition organized as part
of World AIDS Day Observance.
First Prize Second Prize
Govt Women’s College, Govt Women’s
Trivandrum College,Trivandrum
Third Prize Fourth Prize
Central Poly Govt Sanskrit College,
Technique,Trivandrum Trivandrum
The winners of Quiz Competition on Blood Donation receiving the award from
Rotarian N.R.C. Nair Asst. Governor (RI District 3211)on World AIDS Day
First Prize Second Prize
Nidhila.S. and Naria.R.Hussain Shahin Muhammad Harikrishnan P.J and
Manoj - College of
Govt Women’s College and Antony Stanley
Agriculture,Vellayani
Trivandrum Medical Colege,TVM
PROMOTION OF VOLUNTARY BLOOD DONATION
Motivation and Propaganda
Effective and wide propaganda is imperative for the
recruitment of voluntary blood donors. The following
enumerated available means and methods of communication
for voluntary blood donation should be followed
Oral Communication
This is the most effective method of recruiting donors. Talk
on need of blood, shortage of blood, ease of donation and
myth about blood donation, possibly illustrated by films is
very effective. The speakers/recruiters must have the
persuasive power to appeal to the humanitarian feelings of
the audience. Time should be available in the end of talk for
the audience to ask questions and to give precise answers.
Personalized Communication
Personalized communication is achieved through circulars
from professional and religious associations, clubs
newsletters, and school magazines or by direct mail.
Printed Communication
Brochures, posters and informative leaflets are valuable forms
of communication. Material must catch the’ eye’, and be
easy to understand. Publicity materials e.g. posters, television
advertisements, jingles, cartoons etc. should be prepared by
professionals. Greeting cards on Birthday, Marriage
Anniversaries, New Year’s Day or other auspicious days
carrying motivational slogans for voluntary donations are
also effective.
SKIT Competition By Club
25 Members
Third Prize Fourth Prize Fifth Prize
Suraj S K and Anila R Vipin.N.P and
Govt Women’s College SarathKrishna K
Trivandrum Central Poly Technique
Trivandrum
National or Local Mass Media
The awareness of the need of blood and voluntary blood
donation and urgent appeal can be made by the
announcements on radio, television and through news papers,
magazines and other influential reading materials.
Educational Institutions
Education among the young is useful to remove superstition
and myth connected with blood donation. It is important to
introduce the subject of blood donation into schools as part
of science and civic studies. The young are potential donors.
Recruiters
The importance of the contribution made by recruitment
officers, who may be social workers or often blood donors
themselves, should not be under estimated in recruiting donors.
Their enthusiasm and empathy with new donors is invaluable.
Recruiters are the conduits to the general public and they
should have all information about voluntary blood donation,
scientific and technical advances relating to transfusion
medicine, so that they can give precise answers to donors.
There should be meetings for the recruiters at which they can
express and exchange views about their work.
Motivating relatives and friends of patients
Hospital staff especially clinicians can actively contribute in
motivating the relatives and friends of patients, who had or
will need blood transfusion, to donate blood. Patients’ relatives
and friends who have donated blood can be easily motivated
to become regular voluntary blood donors.
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Donors Retention Strategies
Blood Collection Facilities
Public image building and the retention of donors are more
successful if static and mobile blood collection centres are
attractive and all facilities for the comfort and convenience
to donors are available. The donation must be made a
pleasant and rewarding experience for the donors.
Static collection canters
There should be attractive reception area and adequate
seating arrangement at the collection center. The likely
waiting time should be indicated to donors. Donors must be
comfortable during the blood donation.
Mobile collection venues
Mobile collection venues are very convenient for many blood
donors, and also attract people to donate first time on
impulse. About 80% of voluntary blood donation (excluding
replacement donations) is received in mobile (out door) blood
donation camps and they have some advantages.
• Camps are organized at convenient locations for the
donors e.g. shopping centres, sports stadium, banks,
factories, colleges, schools, offices or any open public
place.
• It has a very congenial atmosphere and provides a
festive look.
• Blood donors and organizers can interact with each
others and the public.
• It attracts the people who want to help others or do
some social service.
Organization of Out-door Blood Donation Camps
• Blood donor organizer identifies a ‘key’ person amongst
the target group who can act as chief donor recruiter
within that group.
• In consultation with the contact ‘key’ person, a talk on
a date convenient to the organizer may be arranged, if
desired by the organizer.
• The date, time and venue of blood donation camp
convenient to the organizer are fixed.
• Informative posters, brochures etc. are given to the
contact person to display at the venue of blood donation
camp
• Blood collection team should reach at the venue of out
door blood donation camp in time and should stay till
the organizer wants
Dealings with donors
It is of prime importance to dispel donor’s fear. If a new
donor is convinced by personal experience that blood donation
is painless and harmless, he or she will usually return to
give blood again. These are effective to motivate public to
be regular blood donors.
Staff
The staff personnel should be courteous interested, cheerful
and friendly, as well as professional and efficient. If the donors
encounter ill-tempered or in-civil staff and badly run,
disorganized, or dirty collection centres, they are unlikely to
return to donate blood again.
Incentives
Incentives like pins, badges and plaques for specified number
of donations help in repeat donations. Other incentives or
awards, simple and attractive of minimal commercial value,
are useful in retaining donors.
Post donation Strategies
Donors are bled skilfully, treated well, given the light
refreshment and donors cards. The donors should be thanked
for the contribution and encouraged to donate again. Simple
letters thanking donors/organizers for their donations are
important.
Special ceremonies
Annual award ceremonies should be held to acknowledge
and congratulate the people who have donated blood many
times or assisted in promoting the voluntary donations. These
occasions should be widely publicized and prominent citizens
should be invited to address the donors and organizations/
institutions for their valuable and outstanding service to the
community. Donors, recruiters, institutions and organizations
should be given cups, trophies and shields for their
contributions in voluntary blood donations.
Greetings
Greetings on special occasions like Birthday, Marriage
Anniversary, New Years Day etc. to voluntary donors increase
repeat donations.
Conclusions
There are no short cuts to effective recruitment programming.
The only way to achieve good results is to approach the task
systematically and professionally.
Source: Maharashatra State Blood Transfusion
Council Website.

A TRIBUTE SONG DEDICATED TO BLOOD DONORS

To circulate the message of universal need for safe blood and blood products and promote voluntary blood donation,
a talented and diverse cast of artists joined together recording an inspirational song entitled We Shine as One .The cast
included double Juno-award winner Liberty Silver, cross-over classical singer Giorgia Fumanti, Latin jazz singer Amanda
Martinez, alt-rock singers Edwin and Mista D, 16-year-old jazz sensation Sophie Berkal-Sarbit, leading R&B, hip hop
vocalist Dru (In Essence), the cast of the hit musical ‘We Will Rock You’ and the Renee Rowe Singers .Written by Eric
Mercury and Broadway sensation Brenda Russell, the song sends a thank you to blood donors around the world .The first
live performance of the song was held when Canada hosted World Blood Donor Day on June 14th 2007 in Ottawa.It has been
sung in many platforms till date,celebrating the gift of blood and motivating blood donors.Here are the lyrics of the song as
the authors have made it free from copyright,to be used anywhere in the world to promote voluntary blood donation-

Verse 1
In the time that it takes
We Shine As One - As a sunbeam that can’t break
through
To roll up your sleeve Because we all can share
And the light from your heart shines And we’ve got sunlight to spare
through It’ll shine the light back to you
May the blood that you give It’ll shine it right back to you
Help somebody to live
Chorus
It’ll shine the light back to you
Turn on the light
It’ll shine it right back to you
There’s no darkness anymore
Verse 2 A light so bright
Now can you just imagine They’ll be grateful that’s for sure
Someone you love
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 And we’ll shine so bright
As brilliant as the sun
Together we shine as one
Forever we shine as one
Verse 3
Many millions of people
Trust and believe
Their heros are superstars
But when you give, you’re a name
In the care hall of fame
And it don’t matter
Who you are
Be a light shining
Through the dark
Chorus Turn on the light
There’s no darkness anymore
WORLD BLOOD BANK LAUNCHES WEBSITE
RAY MATHEW VARGHESE
Angel, worldbloodbank.org
Opp. Kalpaka Supermarket
Kottayam - 686001, Kerala, INDIA
Email : worldbloodbank@gmail.com
info@worldbloodbank.org
Mob : +91 9446346226, +91
9447105003
+91 9349305003
Here is a good news for all those who are in need of blood
and those who volunteer to donate blood. World Blood Bank
, a charitable organization based in Kottayam which has
been providing the list of prospective donors to those who
are in urgent need of blood has launched a website
www.worldbloodbank.org. The site provides a podium to
those who are willing to donate blood to list their names.
Mr Ray Mathew Varghese the Director of World Blood Bank
is a regular Donor who has donated blood 39 times. Ray
Mathew a Web Designer and Event Manager by profession
has initiated this noble venture .Non –availability of blood
is the major cause of death in most cases of road mishaps
and Kerala is among those states which register maximum
number of such incidents. At the click of a mouse anybody
can easily identify a donor in the locality.
Ray Mathew Varghese Speaks
Everything is changing, and changing fast. Everything is
becoming quicker, bigger, better, more efficient and more
economic. Everything is different. All individuals are with
different needs dreams, hopes and fears. Yet there is an
unchangeable universal fact that life exists in the blood.
While I was the secretary of the Youth Movement of my
church, I have taken a data of the blood group of the members
of my church. After that there were many enquiries and
requests for the blood from various circumstances. Sometimes
it enabled me to help someone who was struggling for life.
As my office is in the centre of Kottayam, the enquiries for
The Voluntary Blood Donation Journal - Editor : Baby PS, PRO, Terumo Penpol Limited, Sasthamangalam, Trivandrum. Tel: 3015602, Mob:9388022400.
Website: www.terumopenpol.com E-mail : baby@terumopenpol.com/ babyberly@gmail.com - Printed at St. Joseph’s Press, Trivandrum
A light so bright
They’ll be thankful that’s for sure
And we’ll shine so bright
As brilliant as the sun
Together we shine as one
Forever we shine as one
Lyrics and music:
Eric Mercury
Eddie Bullen
Brenda Russell etc
Compiled by;
Dr.Shaiji.P.S,
Junior Resident,
MD Transfusion Medicine,
Medical college,
Trivandrum
blood donation become very inevitable every day. This urgency
of blood and life leads me to think about a site of BLOOD
BANK in my computer system. I worked hard in day and
night to find out different types of blood group persons. Now
there is data of the people in the list from various countries
- all over the world - such as America, Australia, Philippines,
Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Egypt, India etc and the blood groups
that are not only common O+, O-, A+, A-, B+, B-, AB+,
AB-, etc but also the rare groups A1+, A1-, B1+, B1- etc
Really by the grace of God, the list of donors and recipients
are amazing. I thank God for such a wonderful work and
my Lord use me as his tool. More over you and me are the
links of this chain of blood donation.
World Blood Bank is a charitable, service motivated
organization. It aims at co-operating persons who are willing
to donate their blood and making the list of persons freely
available to the people who need blood.Anyone who satisfies
the conditions to be a donor can join ‘World Blood Bank.’
He must be willing to donate blood. He cannot ‘sell’ blood.
He must consider this as a social obligation and sacred duty.
There is no taboo in donating blood. Firms, institutions,
church organizations, groups, can join in this noble venture.
The names of such organizations will be incorporated into
the list of donors and the names of individual members also
will be displayed under the names of their respective unions
or groups. One can become the member of WBB by filling
in a form. ‘World Blood Bank’ guarantee its members utmost
secrecy. Their names, E-mail ids and phone numbers will
not be disclosed to anyone without their knowledge and
consent. There will be no prize or money or reward paid to
the donor. This is purely a voluntary affair. The mental
satisfaction and happiness that you have saved a life or you
did a good thing for a fellow being of yours is the ultimate
reward.The donor will be privileged to become a member
of ‘Life Savers Club’ and a certificate stating the membership
details of and blood donation will be issued to the donor
after verifying the facts of donation of blood. The donor has
to report the details of the blood donation to the ‘World
Blood Bank’. Please enroll your name and introduce this
website to all your friends.
Source:www.worldbloodbank.org