Delighted 😊 to present and by the active discussions following our talk at #GICSV on defining Blood Desert Coalition 🏜️.
With availability rates far below WHO recommendations, we're advocating for increased accessibility 🌍🩸 #GlobalSurgery #BloodDeserts #SurgicalCare4Kids
Grateful to BMJ Global Health for sharing our perspective as we work to improve blood access to the world's poorest! Riya Sawhney Nakul Raykar Nobhojit Roy @Blooddeserts
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#BDC #BloodSafety #BloodAccess
Brings back memories of working in rural India 25 yrs ago; 40 km & 4 hrs to the nearest bldbank on a good day. Grt to part of the transnational Blood Desert Coalition that is focused on access & availability to blood. Nakul Raykar Vanitha Raguveer #Gratitude The Lancet Global Health thelancet.com/journals/langl…
Post: Here are 3 solutions to get blood to folks in blood deserts. One is often illegal blaqsbi.com/5OX6 #censorship #solutionsblood #bloodfolks #blooddeserts #oftenillegal
Excited for Blood Desert Coalition to start making progress towards improving blood access for everybody!
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We thank the Harvard University Radcliffe Institute and Stepping Strong Center, we aim to shed light on the systemic challenges leading to blood deserts and inadequate access to blood in LMICs. #SocialJustice #GlobalSurgery #BloodDeserts #AccessToHealthcare #steppingstrong #radcliffseminar
Thrilled to see the engagement and discussions sparked by our presentation on blood availability at #GICSV
🙏Thank you for your support!
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I feel incredibly lucky to be working with this amazing team Blood Desert Coalition H.E Caroline Wangamati Nakul Raykar Nobhojit Roy and all the rest, to improve blood access in blood deserts throughout the world.
Thank you NPR for sharing!
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Follow Blood Desert Coalition and stay tuned for all that’s to come!
Honoured and privileged to be part of this group, under the strong leadership of my mentors Niko Kumar Nakul Raykar 🤗
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Question - how can we systematically respond to this issue and improve access to blood WITHOUT proliferating the blood centres? indianexpress.com/article/cities… Blood Desert Coalition #Blooddesert #SickleCellAnemia New Hope Middle ICMR NITI Aayog
Can we relate with these ‘blood deserts?’🩸🐪🏜️
Can we share the best practices & efforts that provide oasis 🏝️ to the neglected patients in these areas?
Watch this space—follow Blood Desert Coalition for updates on top alternative strategies!
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#BloodDesert
So fortunate to team with an incredible set of folks passionate about stopping unnecessary death in the worlds neglected Blood Desert Coalition. Grateful for the support of Stepping Strong Center HarvardGlobalSurgery Brigham and Women's Hospital Read more at blooddesertcoalition.org
📄Authors: Annick Ndoumba-Mintya, Yacouba L. Diallo, Prof. CLAUDE TAYOU TAGNY, Dora N Mbanya
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Excited to highlight Blood Desert Coalition efforts! 🌎 🩸🩺
Uniting experts worldwide to enhance blood systems globally ‼️
Stay tuned for updates on their groundbreaking work on delivering affordable, timely & safe #Blood4all 🩸🌎
Congratulations to Nakul Raykar & the entire team! 👏
Special thanks as well to Nakul Raykar, H.E Caroline Wangamati , Nobhojit Roy,
asma, and the rest of the team for helping highlight this work!
#healthequity #globalhealth
Study is funded by the Gillian Reny Stepping Strong Center for Trauma Innovation. Partners @BrighamWomen, Harvard Medical School Program in Global Surgery, Strathmore University, Blood Desert Coalition & Kenya Tissue and Transplant Authority
New NPR story on solutions to provide #bloodaccess to people living in #blooddeserts , featuring published recommendations by Nakul Raykar and his team at Blood Desert Coalition.
Thanks NPR for covering!
npr.org/sections/goats…
Nosintu Mcimeli Blood Desert Coalition HarvardGlobalSurgery The Lancet Global Health Nakul Raykar Vanitha Raguveer We can surely work in solidarity to reduce the human tragedies of ‘preventable deaths!’ by bridging the unmet need-demand gap using innovative🩸 transfusion strategies