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http://www.facebook.com/topic.php?topic=140&post=358&uid=119671201404694#post358World
Red Cross Day 2010, organized by IRCS, South 24Parganas district,
India
The Sunderbans, largest mangrove forest and thebiggest delta of
the world (including 2/3 of it with theBangladesh), is located in
the South 24 Parganas districtof West Bengal state of India. The
Iceland is facing greatdanger due to climate change. Due to i ts
pecul iargeographical location and the dictates of geography,
themeans of transport and communication in this region arenot well
developed, with all the attendantconsequences. Lack of i rr igation
has meant mono-cropped agriculture. Breaches in earthen
embankmentsand cyclonic storms mean loss of life and destruction
ofcrops and property on a regular basis. Any developmentstrategy in
this ecologically fragile environment must becarefully designed and
implemented.
The World Red Cross day has been organized at Kolkataby the
Indian Red Cross Society (IRCS) of South 24Parganas district. A run
for voluntary blood donation wasorganized, a contingent of 150
youths volunteerscarrying Red Cross flag run to make awareness.
Thisvolunteers came from 8 different places. Thetemperature was
about 32 centigrade during the daytime, incidentally the first
blood bank in India was atKolkata and was managed by the Indian Red
CrossSociety (IRCS). A voluntary blood donation wasorganized
there.Voluntary blood donation, traditionally considered
afulfilling task, seems to be losing its appeal. Statistics
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prepared by the Association of Voluntary Blood DonorsForum
(AVBDF, a civil society of India) on thepercentage of voluntary
blood donation to the totalblood collection in individual states
during the last oneyear, shows a rapid decline in the number of
donorsthroughout India.
Only five states have achieved the record where thepercentage of
voluntary blood donation to totalcollection stands above 80%.
Tripura has ranked first in the list with an excellentfigure of
95.3%.West Bengal, which had traditionally been either in thefirst
or second position, has been outranked by TamilNadu, which came
second with a percentage figure of91.9%. West Bengal, with a figure
of 85.1% stood third.Punjab ranked fourth with 84.9%, while
Maharashtra wason the fifth position with 84.8%.Blood safety and
voluntary donationsG L O B A L O V E R V I E W
The majority of the world's population has an urgentneed for
safe blood. Of the estimated 80 million units ofblood donated
annually worldwide, only 38% are
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collected in the developing world where 82% of theworld's
population live.
Gangasagr Mela, an annual religious event, in India,about 6 lakh
people take part from different parts ofIndia, IRCS, South 24
pargnas district take very activepart with the district
administration to support the eventfor making it success. They
provide ambulance (4 no),dead body carriers, wheel chairs, May I
help you counterfor 50 centers for 24 hrs for 8 days, organized
voluntaryblood donation, and managing 2.5 lakh temporaryshelters
prepared for the pilgrims. An amount of 3 lakhINR spent for this
purpose (40 % of their annualexpenditure). 450 volunteers deployed
for this eventannually.
This IRCS district branch is providing 24 hrs Ambulanceservice,
3 out patient medical centers in 3 differentplaces and going to
operate May I help you centers at 3Governments hospitals in this
districts for 24 hrs.A cultural programme was organized in the
evening tomark the 150
thbirth day of the great poet of this land ,Rabindranath
Tagore
Visuals are of the contributor.Contributed by Mr. Sushanta De,
volunteer of IRCS, 14 thMay 2010
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