Blood Donation

Adolescent Female Blood Donors At Risk For Iron Deficiency And Associated Anaemia: Study

Health | ANI | Wednesday February 20, 2019

Although blood donation is largely a safe procedure, adolescents are at a higher risk for acute, adverse donation-related problems, such as injuries from fainting during donation, explain study leaders.

Jharkhand Government Staff To Get 4 Extra Leaves If They Donate Blood

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday October 2, 2018

Jharkhand Government has intended to promote voluntary blood donation among its employees and decided to sanction four special casual leaves in a year to its employees for donating blood voluntarily on working days, an official release said here on Monday.

Tripura CM Urges People To Shun Narcotics, Go back To Old Cultural Roots

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday August 15, 2018

Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb today urged the people of the state to shun narcotics. "Our slogan of nesha mukt (addiction free) Tripura can be realised if people dont use drugs and adopt Rabindra Sangeet, modern songs, dance competition, boat race, football, sports competition," he said while addressing a gathering at a blood donation cam...

World Blood Donor Day 2018: 7 Common Mistakes People Make While Blood Donation

Health | DoctorNDTV | Thursday June 14, 2018

World Blood Donor Day: Today, there are a lot of people who are willing to donate blood. However, the lack of knowledge about blood donation is probably causing lack of sufficient blood supply.

Facebook Blood Donations Hub Launched for India, Pakistan, Bangladesh

Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday June 14, 2018

Facebook's Blood Donations hub shows people in the three countries opportunities to donate in their city, including nearby blood donation events, requests for blood donors and blood banks.

Bihar Man Breaks Roza, Donates Blood To 2-Day-Old With Rare Group

India News | Edited by Nidhi Sethi | Monday May 28, 2018

How long does it take to arrange blood through a post on social media, especially when there is a desperate need for blood of a certain rare group? Not long if you are willing to donate, demonstrated a Muslim man from Bihar's Darbhanga, who rushed to save a two-day-old despite observing roza or day-long fast.

Facebook Blood Donation Initiative to Soon Make It Easier to Donate, Crisis Response Gets New Features

Ankit Chawla | Wednesday May 2, 2018

Users in Bangladesh, Pakistan, and India will be able to view nearby blood donation camps, user requests for donations, and blood bank locations from the Facebook app or mobile web version.

Kerala Man's Spectacular 6,000 km Journey To Save Thousands Of Lives

India News | Edited by Anuj Pant (with inputs from ANI) | Friday April 20, 2018

With a message that can save thousands of lives, a 33-year-old man has travelled 6,000 km across the length of India. Kiran Verma kicked off his journey with an aim to spread awareness about the significance of blood donation and how it can help save lives.

On April Fools' Day, Mumbai Police Do "Something Wise," Donate Blood

Offbeat | NDTV Offbeat Desk | Sunday April 1, 2018

This April Fools' Day, Mumbai Police did something different - they donated blood.

Twitter India Steps in to Bridge Blood Donation Gap

Indo-Asian News Service | Tuesday March 20, 2018

Blood Donors India (@BloodDonorsIN), a voluntary blood donation helpline on Twitter, is the first partner for the Twitter initiative.

Facebook Says 6 Millions Signed Up as Blood Donors

Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday January 18, 2018

Since the launch of the feature, Indians have used it to post thousands of requests for blood donation on Facebook.

Government Employees Can Now Get Paid Leave For Blood Donation

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday January 2, 2018

Central government employees can now get paid leave for blood donation, personnel ministry has said.

Over 40 Lakh Indians Sign Up As Blood Donors: Facebook

World News | Press Trust of India | Thursday November 30, 2017

Over 40 lakh people in India have signed up as blood donors on Facebook since it pioneered the feature in October, the first in any country, the social media giant has announced.

Facebook's Blood Donation Feature Sees Over 4 Million Indians Sign Up

Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday November 30, 2017

Facebook said more than four million donors in India have signed up its blood donation feature and it will now expand this feature to Bangladesh.

iPhone 8 Flipkart Offer, Nokia 3310 3G Variant Launched, Satya Nadella on Microsoft-Nokia Deal, and More: Your 360 Daily

Gadgets 360 Staff | Thursday September 28, 2017

Flipkart iPhone 8 offers revealed, Nokia 3310 3G variant launched, Satya Nadella talks about Microsoft's Nokia acquisition.