1. BLOOD donation

3. STATUS OF BLOOD DONATION IN INDIA
Despite the population of 12 billion, India faces a shortage of 3 million units of blood.

4. According to the world health organisation,12 million units are required annually but only 9 million units are collected. We must remember that BLOOD CAN NOT BE GENERATED. It can only be taken from generous donors.

5. Problems Faced By India
THE SHELF LIFE OF DONATED BLOOD IS 35 TO 42 DAYS.
ONLY ONE PERCENT ELIGIBLE DONORS DONATE BLOOD EVERYDAY.
DELHI/NCR ALONE FACES A SHORTAGE OF 1,00,000 UNITS ANNUALLY.
2 PERCENT MORE INDIANS DONORS ARE REQUIRED TO MEET THIS DEMAND.

6. STATISTICS FOR REQUIREMENT OF BLOOD TRANSFUSIONS
234 MILLION MAJOR OPERATIONS
63 TRAUMA INDUCED SURGERIES
31 MILLION CANCER RELATED
PROCEDURES
10 MILLION PREGNANCY RELATED
COMPLICATIONS

7. SICKLE CELL ANAEMIA : In this blood related disease,
DISEASES RELATED TO BLOOD IN INDIA, U.K., PAKISTAN AND U.A.E.
SICKLE CELL ANAEMIA : In
this blood related disease,
the Red Blood Cells or the
RBC become sickle shaped due
to point mutation and because
of replacement of Glutamic
Acid with Valine.

8. THALASSEMIA: In this disease, one of the protein chain out of the
out of the four chains of haemoglobin is absent.
DISEASES RELATED TO BLOOD IN INDIA, U.K., PAKISTAN AND U.A.E.
THALASSEMIA: In this disease, one of the
protein chain out of the
four chains of
hemoglobin is absent.

9. HAEMOPHILIA: Clotting
DISEASES RELATED TO BLOOD IN INDIA, U.K., PAKISTAN AND U.A.E.
HAEMOPHILIA: Clotting
factor viii of ix is absent
in the patient’s blood in
this disease.

10. ALL THESE DISEASES REQUIRE REPEATED BLOOD TRANSFUSIONS

11. HAEMOPHILIA

13. Patient Population – Indian Market
Only 16,456 patients are registered as against a total estimated patient population of 54,454.
People suffering from Hemophilia in India remains largely unidentified.
There is heavy under diagnosis with case detection of 0.9 per million as compared to 4.3 per million in US.

14. Sickle Cell Disorders In INDIA
India has the highest number of Sickle gene carriers in the world i.e. >50% of the world.
Most of the tribal belts in India being an endemic area for Malaria, the people living in the this area are affected by Sickle Cell Anemia.
However, no attempts have been made so far to address the issue related to the disease at the national level.

15. Sickle Cell Disorder in India

16. Situation in Africa…
The highest prevalence of sickle-cell trait is in parts of Africa and among people with origins in equatorial Africa, the Mediterranean basin and Saudi Arabia.
In Africa, the highest prevalence of sickle-cell trait occurs between
latitudes 15 degree North
and 20 degree South.

19. Thalassemia in Pakistan
Thalassemia carriers % population
Total Carriers million
Thalassemia Births/Years , ,000
Thalassemia major prevalence ,000
Thalassemia is the main donated blood consumer of the country and 4% national health budget goes for Thalassemia care.

20. SENSITIZATION REGARDING BLOOD DONATION
There’s an urgent need of educating the community on the beneficial aspects of regular blood donation and the harmful effects of collecting blood from paid or unregistered donors.

21. Actively encourage voluntary blood donation and gradually eliminate professional blood donors.
Promote AIDS awareness and education to the general public.
Assists the various Organizations, Clubs, Colleges, Public & Private Institutions and the Public to conduct voluntary blood donation drives and arrange for motivational talks to enable progressively increase the number of voluntary non-remunerated blood donors every year.

22. QUIZ UP !!
Here’s an easy one to start with…

23. Q. 1. Name the blood groups that. are commonly termed
Q.1 Name the blood groups that are commonly termed 'Universal Donor' and 'Universal Receiver'.
i. O/AB
O/AB-
O+/AB+
iv. O+/AB-
V, O-/AB+

24. Q. 2. According to International. Red Cross Guidelines, a
Q.2 According to International Red Cross Guidelines, a person cannot donate blood if …
i. His age is above 18 years.
ii. His weight is above 45 kg.
iii. Both (i) and (ii) are met.
iv. A person has a history of Hepatitis.

25. Q.3 What is the quantity of blood donated in one sitting?
i. 2 PINTS
ii. I PINT
iii. 4 PINTS
iv. 3 PINTS

26. Q.4 Can Thalassemia Minor people donate blood?
i. No, they can’t. ii. Yes, they can.

27. Q. 5. Which of the following. individual is not
Q.5 Which of the following individual is not prohibited from donating blood?
i. A person suffering from influenza Ii. A pregnant woman iii. A menstruating woman iv. A person whose partner is HIV positive

28. Q.6 Which of the following is not a blood disease ?
i. Thalassemia ii. Sickle Cell Anaemia iii. Haemophilia iv. Hemochromatosis

29. Q.7 How often can people donate blood ?
i. Men – every 3 months ; Woman – every 4 months
ii. Men – each month ; Woman – each year
iii. Men – every 6 months ; Woman – every 9 months
iv. Men and Woman can donate blood every month

30. Q. 8. HOW LONG SHOULD ONE WAIT. TO DONATE BLOOD AFTER
Q.8 HOW LONG SHOULD ONE WAIT TO DONATE BLOOD AFTER GETTING A TATTOO OR BODY PIERCING DONE ?
i. A week ii. A fortnight iii. A month iv. A year

31. Q.9 WHO DISCOVERED THE DIFFERENT BLOOD TYPES IN HUMAN BEINGS ?
i. Karl Lagerfeld ii. Karl Landsteiner iii. Karl Marx iv. Karl Pilkington

32. Q.10 Which of these in not a blood type ?
i. A ii. B iii. C iv. AB