Jharkhand man provides blood and sweat for secure transfusion

Express News Service

RANCHI:  Atul Gera, 40, a enterprise man in Ranchi doubles up as an arranger for much-needed blood for the final 18 years. Touted because the ‘Blood Man’ of Jharkhand, he operates via telephone calls and by organising blood donation camps all around the state. The man himself has donated blood over  90 occasions and has headed over 2,500 blood donation camps to this point.

Gera, the founding father of ‘Life Savers,’ has additionally filed a number of PILs in Jharkhand High Court to cease the malpractices in blood banks. According to him, his donation journey  took off mechanically after an encounter  with some needy individuals at a blood financial institution.

“Looking at their problems, I called my friends who immediately came and donated blood for someone whom they did not know. The blood bank got quite impressed and kept my number. Whenever they found someone with the need for blood and who lacked contacts, they would call me for help,” mentioned Gera. “Though I began in 2005, the turning point was on August 15, 2012 when we started organising blood donation camps,” mentioned Gera. 

Atul was additionally phenomenal in stopping blood banks from takeing safety cash for blood for which he fought an extended battle in 2013. He additionally filed a number of PILs towards the malpractices in blood banks and searching for ban on substitute of blood towards blood so that folks can get secure blood, he mentioned.