|
Blood is the river of
life that flows in our body. World statistics show that today,
blood is the most sort-after body part in the world. Demand and
supply are slowly drifting further and further apart. India’s
daily estimated requirement of blood is roughly 40 million units
of 250 cc blood packages. Of which only 500,000 units are available.
Voluntary blood donors
have increased the supply of blood by 6% in the world. However,
demand has increased by 8%.
BAPS regularly organizes
blood-donation camps in india and all its centers from Australia,
right round to Los Angeles. Where blood requirements are high,
blood camps are held more frequently. BAPS has some remarkable
achievements:
- A 37-day blood donation camp
was organized in 1981 in Amdavad during the Bi-centenary celebration
of Bhagwan Swaminarayan, which collected a volume of 250,000
ccs of blood.
- A 59-day blood donation camp
was organized in 1985 in Amdavad during the Bi-centenary celebration
of Gunatitanand Swami, which collected a volume of 619,500
ccs of blood.
- A 34-day blood donation Camp
was organized in 1992 in Gandhinagar during the centenary
celebrations of Yogiji Maharaj, which collected a recording
breaking volume of over 800,000 ccs of blood.
- A 37-day blood donation camp
was organized in 1995 in Mumbai during the Amrut Mahotsav
celebrations, which collected 405,000 ccs of blood.
- BAPS regularly organises blood-donation
camps all round the year during festivals arranged by BAPS
and according to needs of local centers.
Blood Donation
Camps Organised by BAPS
|
Sr.
No.
|
Date\Year
|
Place
|
Blood
Collected in Volume of ccs Bottle
|
Remark
|
|
(1)
|
April 1981
|
Amdavad
|
250,000 ccs
|
Bi-centenary
Celebration of Bhagwan
Swaminarayan, 37-day Camp.
|
|
(2)
|
17-02-1985
|
Surat
|
15,000 ccs
|
-
|
|
(3)
|
Oct\Nov 1985
|
Amdavad
|
619,500 ccs
|
Bi-centenary
Celebration of Gunatitanand
Swami, 59-day Camp.
|
|
(4)
|
13-06-1986
|
Surat
|
92,100 ccs
|
-
|
|
(5)
|
27-11-1987
|
Mumbai
|
160,500 ccs
|
-
|
|
(6)
|
Oct\Nov 1992
|
Gandhinagar
|
800,000 ccs
|
Centenary Celebrations
of Yogiji Maharaj,
34-day Camp.
|
|
(7)
|
Nov\Dec 1995
|
Mumbai
|
405,000 ccs
|
Amrut Mahotsav
Celebrations of HDH Pramukh Swami Maharaj, 37-day Camp.
|
|
(8)
|
09-03-1995
|
Bhavnagar
|
22,500 ccs
|
-
|
|
(9)
|
14-08-1996
|
Bhavnagar
|
21,000 ccs
|
-
|
|
(10)
|
13-06-1999
|
Amdavad
|
48,000 ccs
|
-
|
|
(11)
|
17-10-1999
|
Bhavnagar
|
16,500 ccs
|
-
|
|
(12)
|
15-12-1999
|
Valsad
|
165,000 ccs
|
-
|
|
(13)
|
07-12-2000
|
Bhavnagar
|
24,000 ccs
|
-
|
|
(14)
|
27-02-2001
|
Amdavad
|
45,000 ccs
|
-
|
|
(15)
|
07-12-2001
|
Bhavnagar
|
24,000 ccs
|
-
|
|
(16)
|
28-7-2002 |
Amdavad
|
27,300ccs
|
-
|
|
(17)
|
25-08-2002
|
Chennai
|
16,500 ccs
|
-
|
| |
Total
|
|
2,751,900
|
|
|
)
)
)
)
){kind=link}
