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Blood donation- Myths and facts about blood donation

“Its not just charity, its necessity” Blood donation is a vital, life-saving act which is an essential process supporting various healthcare needs, including emergency care, surgeries, cancer treatment, and the management of chronic illnesses. The donated blood is typically divided into components like red blood cells, plasma, and platelets, each serving different medical purposes. Understanding blood donation: Blood donation involves voluntarily giving one’s blood, which others can use for blood transfusions or for creating biopharmaceutical medications. Typically, this act takes place in clinics or at blood drives. Healthcare professionals test the donated blood and store it in blood banks, categorizing it by blood type and Rh factor. Blood donation plays a paramount role in healthcare systems, aiding in treating patients who have lost blood due to injury, surgery, or medical conditions like anemia. This process is safe, and the body replenishes the donated blood quickly. Healthcare
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Health for all: A much needed reform in India “Swastha bharat, Surakshit bharat”

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  India is an embodiment of diversity with different people with different cultures strung together with diverse geographical phenomena. Meeting the needs of such a huge and diverse population is itself an uphill task. Indeed, the country has various systems in place to mitigate the challenges coming to the fore but there is a need for an agile, comprehensive and efficient systems fulfilling the needs of such a large population. 7 th April, 1948 was the day when all the countries globally came to the consensus to form World Health Organization to promote health and serve the vulnerable sections and ensure that everybody can attain the highest level of health. This year’s theme is reinvigorated by the Alma Ata Declaration of Health for All. It has become more pertinent now, when countries across the world have crumbled down on their knees before the unforgettable pandemic, which has exposed the inequities embedded in the health systems and caused hardships in every spheres of life. T
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