Badhan Blood Transfusion Center

"A project to promote voluntary blood donation and provide fast and quality blood to disadvantaged people"

SpaandanB partners with Badhan to implement a modern blood transfusion center in the heart of Dhaka University. The objectives of this initiative are -

• To promote voluntary blood donation among the University students of Bangladesh.


• To significantly improve the blood-crisis situation in Bangladesh and make blood easily and efficiently available to people specially who are financially disadvantaged. more...

 

Rationale and Back Ground History:

Every year, thousands of people die in Bangladesh due to shortage of blood. Voluntary blood donation is yet to become a social movement in Bangladesh. Being a land of millions, wide spread voluntary blood donation could have saved many lives and alleviate the blood-crisis. During time of need, people usually look for donors within their own family, which in many case, do not fulfill the need. Without alternative, people buy blood from paid donors or from Blood Banks. Blood donated by professional blood donors more...

Project Details:

SpaandanB plans to implement the project in two phases-
In Phase I, SpaandanB provided direct monetary support to establish a basic transfusion center where qualified and trained personnel will perform blood grouping, transfusion and short-term preservation procedure. It will also establish the initial organizational frame-work for the future full-blown transfusion center. Budget for this phase is approximately $8,000. more...