2013 World Blood Donor Day-Why There is Blood Deficit in India

Posted on Fri, 14 Jun 2013

India is managing about 5.5 million units of blood annually where the need is around 10 million as on date. Of this only 10% are women donors. Countries like Thailandd, Zimbabwe has registered about 4...

2012 World Blood Donor Day at Prathama

Posted on Tue, 12 Jun 2012

Ahmedabad located in western India is thickly populated with 5 million population. 2.3% of the population donate blood. Roughly 166000 units of blood collected annually in Ahmedabad alone. It is belie...

2011 World Blood Donor Day @ Prathama

Posted on Mon, 13 Jun 2011

Prathama Blood Centre Ahmedabad celebrates World Blood Donor Day every year since 2005. It has popularized the event in city of Ahmedabad in Gujarat, India which is having highest 3.6% blood donor rat...

World Thalassemia Day 2011. Prathama Blood Centre

Posted on Fri, 06 May 2011

PRATHAMA BLOOD CENTRE8th May 2011. WORLD THALASSEMIA DAY & THALASSEMIA WEEK.On the occasion of  World Thalassemia Day, 8th May 2011; Prathama Blood Centre has planned series of activities and events f...

Prathama celebrates World Blood Donor Day 2010

Posted on Mon, 14 Jun 2010

2010-06-14. Ahmedabad.Prathama has started its celebrations of WBDD 2010 at 10am on 14th Jnue 2010 by felicitating 25 time voluntary blood donors and 20 time voluntary blood donors with "Appreciatio...

Blood Banks & India

Posted on Fri, 25 Sep 2009

According to the World Health Organisation South Eastern Asia's estimated blood requirement is about 15 million units, but collects annually about 9 million units, leaving a gap of 6 million. India wi...