Athar Blood Bank is an initiative by Athar Minorities Social and Welfare Association and is based in Solapur, Maharashtra. The Athar Blood Bank was inaugurated on 2 June 2012 by
Sushil Kumar Shinde (then
Minister of Power (India)). ''Service to Humanity'' was the slogan chosen by the founder as a motto for Athar Blood Bank. Construction of new Maternity Home is on cards of the Athar Minorities Social and Welfare Association in near future. It is running successfully and conducts blood donation camps across the state and helping humanity.
Background
Athar Blood Bank was established in 2012 by group of individuals mainly
Maulana Syed Shahabuddin Salfi Firdausi, Qayyum Inamdar, Dr. Nilofer Bohri, Mushtaq Chaudhary, Abdul Razzaq Kamble, Azam Shaikh, Usman Mansoori, Mukhtar Humnabadi and few others.
Blood collection center
The blood collection center at 1st Floor, Jamiya complex, Near Samachar Chowk,
Solapur,
Maharashtra
Maharashtra (; , abbr. MH or Maha) is a states and union territories of India, state in the western India, western peninsular region of India occupying a substantial portion of the Deccan Plateau. Maharashtra is the List of states and union te ...
is equipped with all the latest equipment and can host multiple blood donations simultaneously. Eighteen staff, including three doctors, work at the center and has the capacity to store 700 units. It is operational 24*7 and supplies blood to Government Civil Hospital and Private Hospitals across Solapur district. The bank provides free blood to
thalassemia
Thalassemias are inherited blood disorders characterized by decreased hemoglobin production. Symptoms depend on the type and can vary from none to severe. Often there is mild to severe anemia (low red blood cells or hemoglobin). Anemia can result ...
and HIV patients. Also, financially weak sections are given discounted rate and sometimes they are not charged at all.
Camp
Athar Blood Bank collects blood from different groups e.g.
colleges
A college (Latin: ''collegium'') is an educational institution or a constituent part of one. A college may be a degree-awarding tertiary educational institution, a part of a collegiate or federal university, an institution offerin ...
and public or private organizations, where any person can donate blood. Bank organizes an average of seven blood donation camps in a month. Blood is transported through an ambulance which also provides mobile
medical facility.
Recently 200 people have donated the blood in a camp organized by Jamiat-e-Ahle Hadeeths in Social School, Solapur.
Processing of blood
The blood is processed in the lab having a state-of-art facility after the collection either from the center or camps. After initial screening blood is separated in major three components e.g. red cells, plasma and platelets.
References
Organizations established in 2012
Blood banks in India
Health in Maharashtra
Blood donation
2012 establishments in Maharashtra
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