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From 1973 to 2008, from a basic, blood bank facilityto a state-of-the art multi component blood bank and transfusion service, from 8% voluntary donations
to 70% voluntary donations, from 10 units/day to 150 components/day, it has
been a long journey, driven by zeal, compassion and a never-ending desire to
be the best. Initially designed to meet the needs of in-house SDMH patients, the
Blood Bank has, today, emerged as a multi-disciplinary speciality, catering to
the entire state of Rajasthan. It has been a colossal team effort, inspired by the
late Shri Rashmikant Durlabhji, who always dreamt of making this Blood Bank,
a not-for-profit organisation, the best in the country.
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My brother, Bhai (I never dared to call him Rashmi) had one trait I always
admired -whenever he obsessed after something, he would not rest until it was
achieved. This applied to the ICA (International Colored Gemstones
Association which was his brainchild), the GJEPC (Gems and Jewellery Export
Promotion Council, of which he was Chairman), the JJS (the Jaipur Jewellery
Show which he dreamt up) and the Blood Bank (where he overcame every
possible hurdle). He applied the same principle to taming a stubborn horse.
But for this, SDMH would never have been built - he gave formto my father's
dream, shape to my father's vision, cement to my father's concept. When it
came to the Blood Bank, he wanted the best in the world - a state-of-the-art
unit that had the best infrastructure and the best possible team.
Second bestfor Bhal was never an option I
In Dr. Sangal and his team, Bhai discovered people who not only shared his
dream but were also willing to put it into practice. This shared vision between
Bhai and Dr.Sangal, as well as the unqualified and unstinted support of a band
of dedicated workers, culminated in the creation of the Blood Bank in 1973.
This brochure, then, is a dedication to my brother, and also a tribute to the staff
of the Blood Bank. May this spirit endure!
Yogi Durlabhji
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The Blood Bank was established in
1973, and since its inception, it was
destined to reach great heights. Even
in the initial days, we were testing for
Hepatitis Band C which, only years
later, became mandatory by law! The
guiding principle has always been to
provide quality care.
It was Rashmiji's dream to make this
Blood Bank a benchmark for all blood
banks across the length and breadth of
the country. In 2002, it became a
public Blood Bank, which functioned
round-the-clock to provide transfusion
services to all the hospitals in the
vicinity of Jaipur. At the same time, the
Blood Bank also acquired the ultimate
advancement
in transfusion-'the
component system'. This provides the
specific component of blood to the
patient which he requires, thereby
maximising the utilization of a single,
whole blood unit.
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From the start, we have kept abreast of
all advancements in the functioning of
blood banks. We were amongst the
first ones to use gel technology to
avoid delayed complications of blood
transfusion. The Blood Bank is, today,
equipped with fully automated,
electronic cross-matching equipment
which provides complete traceability,
blood grouping, cross-matching and
antibody screening.
In 2002, the Blood Bank was shifted to
its new premises in the Avedna
Ashram. Besides improvements in
techniques, efforts have also been
made to enthuse and excite the people
working there. The quality assurance
and high performance resulted in the
Blood Bank laboratory being accredited by NABL, Department of Science
and Technology, Government of India.
This is the first such accreditation of
any laboratory in Rajasthan.
Earlier, a meagre 8% of all blood
donations were voluntary.To improve
thissituation,a committeewasformed.
The Avedna Ashram also undertook
the project of voluntary blood
donations. This project was inaugurated by Dr. RA Mashelkar in
February 2003. With more than 200
voluntary drives a year, now 70% of all
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In keeping with the National Blood
Policy of the government, and with the
help of the National AIDS Control
Organization,
a curriculum was
prepared to train technical supervisors
in the Blood Bank. This has proved to
be a huge success. Most blood banks
in the state employ supervisors trained
by our Blood Bank.
It is no surprise that the Government
of Rajasthan has entrusted the SDM
Blood Bank with the task of providing
training to the blood bank in-charges
of all 32 districts of the state. We have
started Plasmapheresis / Apheresis /
Plateletpheresis.
The Blood Bank has worked untiringly
to scale enviable heights, This has
been rendered possible by a dedicated
team of like-minded individuals.
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To make our Blood Bank a 100% voluntary blood donor bank
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To organize public awareness and education camps for blood donation
and thalassemia
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To create a unique platelet donor group
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To introduce NAT testing for all blood units collected for the best quality
products
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Tomake the Blood Bank a quality assurance and training centre
blood donated is voluntary. An airconditioned bus, which can accommodate four donors simultaneously,
reachesdonorsat theirdoorsteps.
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Inception of the Blood Bank
1994
Started HBsAg and HCV testing, even before it was made
mandatory by law
1997
Started using gel technology (second in India) to avoid delayed
transfusion reaction
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2005
Project"Prayatna" taken up by "Blood the Lifeline" for eradication of, information about and education of thalassemia.Todate,
more than 40,000 testshave been conducted, along~ith numerous awareness drives
2005
Awarded Institutional Award by ISBTI
2006
Awarded an Appreciation Award by Rajasthan AIDS Control
Society for outstanding contribution
2006
Blood Bank was recognised as "Regional Blood Centre" by RSAC
for the regions of Dausa and Alwar
2002
Shiftedinto new premises
2003
Changed from whole Blood Bank to component Blood Bank
2006 Tr~iningwas conducted for ICHAp,a Canadian - funded project for
HIVtesting and counselling, and for IHAT
2003
Became a public Blood Bank, catering to several other hospitals
of Rajasthan
2006
Established PCR lab in Blood Bank with the initiationof NAT
testing
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2003
Launched "Blood the Lifeline", a project undertaken by the
Avedna Ashram for increasing voluntary donations
2007
2003
Upgraded ELISAtechnology to fully,automated chemiluminence
technology, avoiding all manual errors and making the test more
sensitive
Entrusted by Government of Rajasthan to conduct training
programmes for blood storage centresfor all 32 districtsof the
state
2007
Upgraded apheresis facilitiesby adding one more unit and
leucoreduction facilities
2004
Started Apheresis facilities
2007
Started HBCtestingof blood units
2004
Conducted RAPCONand integratedthe Blood Bank,Rajasthan
2007
Added Cobas Amplicor, an FDA approved unit for NATtesting in
PCR laboratory
2008
Rrst installationof Techno Twin Station, a fully automated cross-
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2004
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2004
Published a special edition of SDMJournal for "Rightblood to
rightpatient at righttime" about the use of blood and its components
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matching and grouping unit in India
2008
Started firsttraining course for technical supervisors in the country
with the help of NACO in preparing the curriculum
Launched a special, air-conditioned bus for mobile blood
donations
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Laboratory of the BloodBanktestingreceivedaccreditationfrom
NABL(Departmentof Scienceand Technology,Government of
India)
2008
Established first blood storage facility of our Blood Bank at
Kailash Hospital, Behror
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The trustees of the Santokba Durlabhji Charitable Trust and the Avedna
Ashram Trust have decided to ensure easy availability of blood and its components to the needy on a cost recovery basis or even free-of-cost .
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Whole Blood
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Paediatric/Divided RBC Units
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Packed Cells
As a result, the" Blood - the Lifeline" project was born.
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Fresh Frozen Plasma
A core committee of like-minded individuals, opinion makers and professionals was founded.
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Platelet Concentrate
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Old Frozen Plasma
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Single Donor Platelet Concentrate
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Cryoprecipitate Concentrate
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All Components with Anti - HBc (Total)Tested
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AllComponents with NAT (NucleicAcidAmplification Test)Tested
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Tests Performed
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Blood Group ABO-Rh
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Rh-Antibody Titre
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Coombs DIRECT TEST
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Coombs INDIRECTTEST
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Cold Agglutination
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HbA2 (Hemoglobin A2) Electrophoresis
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Rh-phenotype and Kell (Antibodies Screening)
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Complete Irregular Antibody Identification
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At the first meeting of the core committee , the National Policy on Blood was
discussed. It was resolved that this project would try to realize the aims and
objectives of the policy, wherever possible, with the participation of the Blood
Bank.
Other activities were also identified:
A. Voluntary donor motivation by
way of lectures, demonstrations,
publications etc. On this front,
there has been steady progress.
In 2002, when the Blood Bank
was totally in-house, the total
number of donors was 4,000 to
5,000 per year, and the
voluntary donor percentage
was about 8% to 10%. Over the
years, the voluntary donors
have grown; a stunning level of
70% voluntary donations has
now been reached.
B. Organizing blood donation
camps. Tremendous work has
been done in promoting
voluntary blood donations.
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The "Blood- the Lifeline"
project has launched a
mobile blood bank. This
has further encouraged
voluntarydonations.
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C. Human resource development for trained manpower in blood banking.
The necessary infrastructure is .already available.
The hospital is already
running a recognized twoyear diploma in medical
laboratory technology, and
has a component- preparing blood bank. SDM has
started recruiting successful DMLT candidates for
this course. National AIDS
Control
Organization
(NACO) has been helpful
in setting up this course.
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1stFloor,AvednaAshram, Bhawani Singh Marg, Bapu Nagar,
Jaipur-302 015 (Rajasthan) India
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