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  • Be the reason for someone’s heartbeat

    “Donate blood”
    Every year, World Blood Donor Day is observed on June 14 to raise awareness about the need to donate blood regularly to increase the availability of safe blood and its products for patients in need. This day is also an occasion to thank donors who volunteer to donate the life-saving gift of blood. This also acts as an encouragement for others who are otherwise hesitant to volunteer in the noble cause.
    According to the World Health Organization, blood transfusion can potentially save several lives, but many times patients needing transfusion do not have access to safe blood readily. Many times, patients suffering from life-threatening conditions can be saved by blood donation.
    It is believed that blood donation not only helps save lives but also has certain health benefits for the donor as well eg. weight loss, reduce excess iron overload, reduced heart disease risk, lowered cancer risk, enhance new blood cell production, etc.
    Friends, I have donated blood voluntarily 15 times till now, and on the occasion of World Blood Donor Day, I humbly request you all to donate the blood (not on a road) but donate it to the needy….. because a friend in need is a friend indeed
    Thank you
    Regards
    Dr. Anup Hendre

    (The author is an Assistant Professor at Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences, Karad, and is also a member of BioVision Charitable Trust)

  • Educate the future generation

    In this digitalized global age, the next generation of young citizens will create jobs, not seek them, and collaborate to advance an increasingly complex world. That will require imagination, empathy, resilience, and entrepreneurship, the ability to fail forward. The most obvious implication of a world that requires learners to constantly adapt and grow is the need to build the capacity and motivation for lifelong learning. People used to learn to do the work; now learning is the work, and the post-industrial era will require coaching, mentoring, teaching, and evaluating that can build passion for learning.

    There must be an appreciation for the value of learning well beyond high school, beyond college graduation. People need to take ownership over what they learn, how they learn, where they learn, and when they learn. And lifelong learning requires people not only to constantly learn new things but also to unlearn and relearn as the world changes.

    Dr. Sanjay Swami

    (The author is an Associate Professor at Topiwala National Medical College and B.Y.L. Nair Ch. Hospital, Mumbai, and is also a Secretary of BioVision Charitable Trust)