This project is funding the purchase and customizaton of a mobile blood collection van which will be provided to the Sarvodaya Hospital Samarpan Blook Bank in Ghatkopar, suburban Mumbai, India. Blood is a vital resource for sick and injured patients and must be collected while adhering to the highest safety precautions.
Having this dedicated mobile unit will provide the exact facilities the blood bank requires and will be able to go to remote and rural areas where adequate facilities do not exist.
Artist's rendition of finished blood mobile.
This project is being sponsored by the Rotary Club of Mumbai Ghatkopar, in the state of Maharashtra, India and the Rotary Club of Topeka North, Kansas, USA. It is a US $51,000 project with additional funds also coming from Rotary International Districts 3140-India, 5710-Kansas, and 6060-Missouri as well as funds from The Rotary Foundation.
Rotarians visit the site where the van is being customized.
Inspecting progress.
The pictures above are all from late December 2008, early January 2009 and the van is expected to be finished and ready for delivery and inauguration at the District 3140 Conference held January 31 - February 1, 2009.
The van will also feature a 42" LCD display in one of its windows to attract blood donors when it is traveling or located on site and will enhance several awareness campaigns, such as Eye Donation, Skin Donation, AIDS awarenness, Population Development, Environmental Protection and more.
