Every drop counts

Updated on: 21 May,2009 07:47 AM IST |
Sonal Chawla |

15-year-old has helped 3,750 Mumbaikars through his blood donation camps

Every drop counts

15-year-old has helped 3,750 Mumbaikars through his blood donation campsu00a0

Yashvardhan S Rajan (15) is no average teenager. While most his age are hooked on to PlayStation or are playing cricket during their free time, Yashvardhan chooses to save lives. This Std X student from the Ecole Mondiale World School, Juhu, has organised five successful blood donation camps in the city and has come to the rescue of around 3,750 people.

Despite being in Std X, Yashvardhan takes time out to make placards and signboards urging people to donate blood. The support he has received from his school and his classmates has been overwhelming. "Our school has a subject called Community Service, which encourages us to serve the society. I have received immense support from my teachers as well as fellow students. I conducted two camps in school and the staff and parents turned up in large numbers to help my cause," he said.u00a0u00a0u00a0

"People in the city are large-hearted and would like to donate blood if they are made aware that blood donation is a selfless cause and that the human body makes the blood donated within 48 hours," he said.u00a0

Yashvardhan will soon be taking this initiative to Pune. A two-day camp, starting tomorrow, will be held at Magarpatta city, Pune, with assistance from Nobel Hospital.

Saving grace
Yashvardhan has managed to collect 1,250 units of blood.u00a0 Each unit has the capability of saving up to three lives. India requires approx 60 lakh units of blood every year, which determines the health and lives of 18 lakh people.

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