1. Act as a volunteer for “Being Woman Charitable Trust” in association with Prathama blood center on 1st July 2023 From 10.00 AM to 4.00 PM , I got an opportunity to help in conducting blood donation camp. As an individual I Registered three donors for this activity .An average sized healthy human has about 5 litres of blood in the body. The external blood supply is urgently needed in major medical surgeries as well as accidents and other trauma conditions. ‘There is no alternative to the natural blood’. Always, there is a deficit between blood collection and demand, irrespective of geography, prosperity and population size. A person eligible to donate blood must fall in the age bracket of 17-66 years of age. They must weigh more than 50 kgs and have sound health. People suffering from diseases like diabetes, hypertension and more cannot donate blood.
2. There are many challenges in increasing the blood donors:
- Lack of awareness about the need of blood donation and its importance.
- Apathy exists among majority of population till the person meets a medical emergency.
- Myths and wrong perceptions about the blood donations.
- Fear about the post blood donation effects.
- Matching the blood properties’ becomes an issue with rare blood groups.
3. My Experience as a Volunteer :
- As a volunteer it helped in getting practical knowledge about the importance of creating awareness about blood donation by providing scientific knowledge as well as removing myths and wrong concepts about it.
- As a volunteer it inculcate the value of helping others through involving self in life saving contribution of blood donation.
- Convincing donors for this task was the most difficult task. The group activity removes fear and motivates new people to become a proud blood donor. It is more difficult to force/motivate elder ones into the act. The elder ones have many reasons to avoid blood donation.
- Posters are put at various places, WhatsApp groups, Facebook ,near home to spread the awareness about the programme.
- During this exercise we collected basic information about donors like their name, age, blood group, area, contact number etc.
- The blood donation activity aimed at saving an anonymous person’s life requires a ‘will’ that drives the donor to this act of generosity.
- It is also a sign of humanity that unites people irrespective of caste, creed, religion and more.
- A single blood donation helps at least three people in need. Thus, imagine how one donation can make a difference in so many people’s lives.
- Blood donation also helps us know about our bodies. As a blood donation requires a preliminary health check-up, we get a complete diagnosis. It makes us aware of the levels of iron, haemoglobin, cholesterol and more.
- Donating blood is very beneficial for the donor as well as the acceptor. It saves lives and helps people overcome their critical situation. The blood donor’s body gets revitalized and generates new cells which freshen it up.
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