Athar Blood Bank


Athar Blood Bank is an initiative by Athar Minorities Social and Welfare Association and is based in Solapur, Maharashtra. The Athar Blood Bank was inaugurated on 2 June 2012 by Mr. Sushil Kumar Shinde. Service to Humanity was the slogan chosen by the founder as a motto for Athar Blood Bank. Construction of new Maternity Home is on cards of the Athar Minorities Social and Welfare Association in near future. It is running successfully and conducts blood donation camps across state and helping the humanity.

Background

Athar Blood Bank was established in 2012 by Maulana Syed Shahabuddin Salfi Firdausi who is renowned Islamic scholar, Author and Peace Activist.

Blood collection center

Blood collection center at 1st Floor, Jamiya complex, Near Samachar Chowk, Solapur, Maharashtra is equipped with all the latest equipment and can host multiple blood donations simultaneously. Eighteen staff, including 3 M.D. doctors work at the center and has capacity to store 700 units. It is operational 24*7 and supplies blood to Government Civil Hospital and Private Hospitals across Solapur district. Bank provides free blood to Thalassemia and HIV patient. Also financially weak sections are given discounted rate and sometimes they are not charged at all

Camp

Athar Blood Bank collects blood from different groups e.g. Colleges and Public or Private Organizations, where any person can donate blood. Bank organizes an average of seven blood donation camps in a month. Blood is transported through an ambulance which also provides mobile medical facility.
Recently 200 people have donated the blood in a camp organized by Jamiat-e-Ahle Hadeeths in Social School, Solapur.

Processing of blood

The blood is processed in the lab having state-of-art facility after the collection either from center or camps. After initial screening blood gets separated in major three components e.g. Red cells, Plasma and Platelets.