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Saturday, June 16, 2012 8:24:39 PM (IST)  

Mangalore: smsindia4blood.com - Connecting People Through Blood

Mangalore: smsindia4blood.com - Connecting People Through Blood

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Daijiworld Media Network - Mangalore (NM)

Mangalore, Jun 16: After five years of thorough research and hard work, with a stable database of more than 6,000 blood donors, the pioneers of www.smsindia4blood.com made a formal announcement about the social initiative at press meet here on Saturday June 16.

The mobile and online service connects donors and those in need of blood, said Ananth Prabhu, a young engineer, who along with Parithosh Vyas has set up www.smsindia4blood.com, a social initiative aimed at fulfilling the need for blood, especially rare groups, and enhancing the blood bank system.

The donor has to first register on the website. A person in need of blood has to initiate the process by sending an SMS to a dedicated number. This SMS then does a realtime database search of people with that blood group, and prospective donors are informed with the details of the patient and their next-in-kin’s contact details. The donor can then call the person and proceed further, he explained.

This enables every citizen to utilize the system in case of emergency, Ananth Prabhu said. "In this venture, we raise funds through merchandise. Anyone who is interested in supporting our venture can order souvenirs such as T-shirts and coffee mugs with our logo on it. The entire amount generated by selling these items will go towards this cause’, Prabhu informed.

There are eight members in the advisory board providing full-time service, he said.

Raghavendra Shetty was present at the press meet.

To place a request for blood through SMS, one has to type SMSBLOOD (space) CITYNAME (space) BLOODGROUP to 56767500. For example SMSBLOOD MANGALORE APOSITIVE.
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sathish ira, mangalore
Sunday, June 17, 2012

all the best ananth n frnds

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Paul M J, Cherthala,Alappuzha
Sunday, June 17, 2012

I,am volenter Blood Doner 22 yers o-ve grup 60 Bottil doneted state. district Award winner 53Yers old workking KSEB

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Sujan Rao, Mangalore
Sunday, June 17, 2012

Great work Ananth. This is a very innovative idea to serve people and I'm sure this will help the ones in need to get blood in a easier way. Wishing all the very best. Way to go!

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G R PRABHU, BEJAI ,MANGALORE
Sunday, June 17, 2012

Really a wonderful venture started by these two youngsters .To be frank i never thought in my dream also that the day will come like this.GOOD LUCK.

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Prashanth baliga, Mangalore
Sunday, June 17, 2012

I feel really proud to be a part of this movement.I request every youth of the nation to join the cause and in turn help millions of people nation wide.Struggling for blood necessities will be a myth in future!!!

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sanjay, mangalore
Sunday, June 17, 2012

good initiative, congrats and keep up the good work sir.

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Balakrishna Prabhu, Mangalore
Sunday, June 17, 2012

Smsindia4blood is an innovative concept and the significance of it is that it covers the whole country. This speaks of the vision of a few young persons who have launched this project. Blood is the only donation which when a donor gives “gives a part of his body”. What more can one give to his fellow human beings. Can there be a better donation than “part of a body “. The list of names registered with smsindia4blood almost amounts to a mobile blood donors list since the donor will be at the beck and call of the needy who can be contacted via mobile phones. An excellent project and it should motivate our young Indians who are tech savvy to get themselves registered so that they can respond to the call of smsindia4blood. I wish smsindia4blood all the best.

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Fr DEnzil Lobo SJ, Mangalore
Sunday, June 17, 2012

Ananth you are doing wonderful work. Congrats and all the best.

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Waseem , Moodbidre
Sunday, June 17, 2012

These youngsters are doing a noble job. We need such guys in the countries administration also - Selfless service for a better nation. Only then we can become a super power and our Rupee Rates and Industrial growth would prosper!!

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Charles D'Mello, Pangala
Sunday, June 17, 2012

Very good initiative. I thank the organizers for their time to serve a needed social cause.

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N. Frank, India/Ksa
Sunday, June 17, 2012

I hope youngsters will learn from this group, that service to community is much greater than just going after monetary rewards.

I was in need of blood, a few months ago, and when the hospital, did not have it in store, it was great feeling, when friends and well wishers, contacted one another, and provided the required blood in time.

No words of thanks or appriciation is sufficient to thank those, who help find blood to the one's in need.

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Ananth Prabhu, Mangalore
Sunday, June 17, 2012

On behalf of team SMSINDIA4BLOOD, I thank Daijiworld for covering this press meet. I would like to stress on this point - SMSINDIA4BLOOD is not owned by me, or Paritoshji or the advisory committee.. Every INDIAN owns this website!! Coz, it is designed with a motto - FOR INDIA, WITH INDIA. I believe, if we are all united, together we can make a difference.” What we are is Gods gift to us and what we become is our gift to God”

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Vishal, Mangalore/Bangalore
Saturday, June 16, 2012

Good initiative.

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prathik, Mangalroe
Saturday, June 16, 2012

great job, helps lot of people :D

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Vipin Kumar, Mangalore
Saturday, June 16, 2012

This is an excellent service. I am proud that this national level service is initiated by group of youngsters from Mangalore! Good Work. Jai Hind

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Dr. Christopher Pais, Mangalore
Saturday, June 16, 2012

I congratulate Ananth and Parithosh for setting up a database of blood donors. Rare groups are difficult to get and I am sure they will be able to save many lives through their venture. I wish them good luck and thank them on behalf of the medical fraternity!

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