Teachers Build the Future. Blood Donors Save It.शिक्षक भविष्य बनाते हैं। रक्तदाता इसे बचाते हैं।
As teacher trainees in Bihar, you are role models for your communities. By donating blood, you lead by example, dispel backward myths, and save lives. One donation can save up to 3 lives.बिहार में शिक्षक प्रशिक्षुओं के रूप में, आप अपने समुदायों के लिए आदर्श हैं। रक्तदान करके, आप एक उदाहरण पेश करते हैं, पिछड़े मिथकों को दूर करते हैं और जीवन बचाते हैं। एक रक्तदान 3 लोगों की जान बचा सकता है।
Be a Hero in Real Lifeवास्तविक जीवन में नायक बनें
Inspire Studentsछात्रों को प्रेरित करें
Trainee teachers shape young minds. A teacher who donates creates a generation that donates.प्रशिक्षु शिक्षक युवा दिमाग को आकार देते हैं। दान करने वाला शिक्षक दान करने वाली पीढ़ी बनाता है।
Takes 15 Minutes15 मिनट लगते हैं
The actual blood draw takes only 8-10 minutes. The whole process takes about an hour.वास्तविक रक्त निकालने में केवल 8-10 मिनट लगते हैं। पूरी प्रक्रिया में लगभग एक घंटा लगता है।
Replenishes Fastतेजी से भरपाई
Blood volume is replaced within 24-48 hours. Red blood cells replace within 3-4 weeks.रक्त की मात्रा 24-48 घंटों के भीतर बदल जाती है। लाल रक्त कोशिकाएं 3-4 सप्ताह में बदल जाती हैं।
Health Benefits of Donatingरक्तदान के स्वास्थ्य लाभ
Donating blood isn't just good for the receiver; it's excellent for the donor's health too. Let's look at the science.रक्तदान केवल प्राप्तकर्ता के लिए ही अच्छा नहीं है; यह दाता के स्वास्थ्य के लिए भी उत्कृष्ट है। आइए विज्ञान को देखें।
Heart Healthहृदय स्वास्थ्य
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Reduces Heart Risksहृदय जोखिम कम करता है
Regular donation helps reduce iron overload in the blood, which can reduce the risk of heart attacks and strokes, especially in men.नियमित दान रक्त में आयरन की अधिकता को कम करने में मदद करता है, जिससे दिल के दौरे और स्ट्रोक का खतरा कम हो सकता है।
Free Health Checkupमुफ्त स्वास्थ्य जांच
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Mini Screeningमिनी स्क्रीनिंग
Before donating, your pulse, blood pressure, body temperature, and hemoglobin levels are checked. Blood is also screened for infectious diseases.दान करने से पहले, आपकी नाड़ी, रक्तचाप, शरीर का तापमान और हीमोग्लोबिन के स्तर की जांच की जाती है।
Burns Caloriesकैलोरी बर्न करता है
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Metabolic Boostमेटाबॉलिज्म बढ़ावा
Donating one pint of blood burns roughly 650 calories as the body works to replenish the blood volume lost.एक पिंट रक्त दान करने से लगभग 650 कैलोरी जलती है क्योंकि शरीर खोए हुए रक्त की मात्रा को पूरा करने के लिए काम करता है।
Mental Healthमानसिक स्वास्थ्य
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Psychological Boostमनोवैज्ञानिक बढ़ावा
Helping others reduces stress, improves emotional well-being, and provides a sense of belonging and civic responsibility.दूसरों की मदद करने से तनाव कम होता है, भावनात्मक कल्याण में सुधार होता है, और नागरिक जिम्मेदारी की भावना मिलती है।
Did you know? Blood donation stimulates the production of new blood cells. The bone marrow steps up production, resulting in fresh, healthy blood cells.क्या आप जानते हैं? रक्तदान नई रक्त कोशिकाओं के उत्पादन को उत्तेजित करता है। अस्थि मज्जा उत्पादन बढ़ाता है, जिसके परिणामस्वरूप ताजा, स्वस्थ रक्त कोशिकाएं बनती हैं।
Who Can Donate?कौन दान कर सकता है?
General Requirementsसामान्य आवश्यकताएँ
Age: 18 to 65 yearsआयु: 18 से 65 वर्ष
Weight: Minimum 45 kg (varies slightly by camp)वजन: न्यूनतम 45 किग्रा
Hemoglobin: > 12.5 g/dLहीमोग्लोबिन: > 12.5 g/dL
Overall Health: Generally feeling well and healthyसमग्र स्वास्थ्य: आम तौर पर अच्छा और स्वस्थ महसूस करना
Frequency for Men vs Womenपुरुष बनाम महिला के लिए आवृत्ति
Malesपुरुष
Can donate every 3 months (90 days).हर 3 महीने (90 दिन) में दान कर सकते हैं।
Femalesमहिलाएं
Can donate every 4 months (120 days). Women naturally lose iron during menstruation.हर 4 महीने (120 दिन) में दान कर सकती हैं। मासिक धर्म के कारण महिलाओं में आयरन की कमी होती है।
Temporary or permanent deferrals are in place strictly to protect both the donor's health and the recipient's safety.अस्थायी या स्थायी रोक दाता के स्वास्थ्य और प्राप्तकर्ता की सुरक्षा दोनों की रक्षा के लिए सख्ती से लागू हैं।
Temporary Deferrals (Wait to donate)अस्थायी रोक (दान करने के लिए प्रतीक्षा करें)
Having a cold, flu, sore throat, or feverसर्दी, फ्लू, गले में खराश या बुखार होना
Recent dental extraction or minor surgery (wait times vary)हाल ही में दांत निकालना या छोटी सर्जरी
Recent tattoos or body piercings (wait 6-12 months)हाल ही में टैटू या बॉडी पियर्सिंग (6-12 महीने प्रतीक्षा करें)
For Women:महिलाओं के लिए:During pregnancy, up to 6-12 months after delivery, and during active breastfeeding.गर्भावस्था के दौरान, प्रसव के 6-12 महीने बाद तक, और स्तनपान के दौरान।
Recent travel to areas where mosquito-borne infections (Malaria, Dengue) are endemic (temporary wait).मलेरिया/डेंगू वाले क्षेत्रों की हालिया यात्रा।
Consumed alcohol in the last 24 hours.पिछले 24 घंटों में शराब का सेवन किया हो।
Permanent Deferrals (Cannot donate)स्थायी रोक (दान नहीं कर सकते)
Testing positive for HIV, Hepatitis B, or Hepatitis CHIV, हेपेटाइटिस B, या हेपेटाइटिस C पॉजिटिव
History of serious heart conditionsगंभीर हृदय स्थितियों का इतिहास
History of certain cancers (leukemia, lymphoma)कुछ कैंसर (ल्यूकेमिया, लिम्फोमा) का इतिहास
Severe bleeding disorders (like Hemophilia)गंभीर रक्तस्राव विकार (जैसे हीमोफिलिया)
Insulin-dependent diabetes (type 1 usually deferred, type 2 well-controlled may be accepted based on local doctor assessment)इंसुलिन पर निर्भर मधुमेह
Busting Myths in Biharमिथकों को तोड़िए व सच को समझिए
As educators, you have the power to replace superstition with scientific facts. Click on a myth to reveal the truth.शिक्षकों के रूप में, आपके पास अंधविश्वास को वैज्ञानिक तथ्यों से बदलने की शक्ति है। सच्चाई जानने के लिए एक मिथक पर क्लिक करें।
Mythमिथक
"Donating blood will make me permanently weak and I cannot do hard labor.""रक्तदान करने से मैं स्थायी रूप से कमजोर हो जाऊंगा और मैं कड़ी मेहनत नहीं कर पाऊंगा।"
THE TRUTHसच्चाई
False. Your body replaces the donated blood volume within 24-48 hours. You can resume normal activities the very next day. It does not cause permanent weakness.गलत। आपका शरीर 24-48 घंटों के भीतर दान किए गए रक्त की मात्रा को बदल देता है। आप अगले ही दिन सामान्य गतिविधियाँ फिर से शुरू कर सकते हैं। यह स्थायी कमजोरी का कारण नहीं बनता है।
Mythमिथक
"Women cannot donate blood because they already lose blood during periods.""महिलाएं रक्तदान नहीं कर सकतीं क्योंकि मासिक धर्म के दौरान उनका खून पहले ही कम हो जाता है।"
THE TRUTHसच्चाई
False. Healthy women can absolutely donate. Hemoglobin is checked before donation. If it's above 12.5, it is completely safe. The only difference is women donate every 4 months, men every 3 months.गलत। स्वस्थ महिलाएं बिल्कुल दान कर सकती हैं। दान से पहले हीमोग्लोबिन की जांच की जाती है। यदि यह 12.5 से ऊपर है, तो यह पूरी तरह सुरक्षित है।
Mythमिथक
"I will catch diseases like HIV or Hepatitis from the needle.""मुझे सुई से एचआईवी या हेपेटाइटिस जैसी बीमारियां हो जाएंगी।"
THE TRUTHसच्चाई
Impossible. Government and recognized blood banks use 100% sterile, single-use, disposable needles. The needle is opened in front of you and destroyed afterward.असंभव। सरकारी और मान्यता प्राप्त ब्लड बैंक 100% कीटाणुरहित, एकल-उपयोग (डिस्पोजेबल) सुइयों का उपयोग करते हैं। सुई आपके सामने खोली जाती है और बाद में नष्ट कर दी जाती है।
Mythमिथक
"Vegetarians do not have enough iron to donate blood.""शाकाहारियों में रक्तदान करने के लिए पर्याप्त आयरन नहीं होता है।"
THE TRUTHसच्चाई
False. A balanced vegetarian diet (green leafy vegetables, lentils, jaggery/gud) provides plenty of iron. The pre-donation check ensures your iron levels are adequate.गलत। एक संतुलित शाकाहारी आहार (हरी पत्तेदार सब्जियां, दाल, गुड़) पर्याप्त आयरन प्रदान करता है। दान से पहले की जांच सुनिश्चित करती है कि आपका आयरन स्तर पर्याप्त है।
Mythमिथक
"Taking medicine means I can never donate blood.""दवा लेने का मतलब है कि मैं कभी रक्तदान नहीं कर सकता।"
THE TRUTHसच्चाई
Not true. It depends on the medication and the condition. For example, people on common blood pressure medicines or vitamins can often donate. Always tell the doctor at the camp what you take.सच नहीं है। यह दवा और स्थिति पर निर्भर करता है। उदाहरण के लिए, सामान्य रक्तचाप की दवा या विटामिन लेने वाले लोग अक्सर दान कर सकते हैं।
Your Role as a Teacherएक शिक्षक के रूप में आपकी भूमिका
When you donate openly and discuss it, you destroy these myths for hundreds of students in rural Bihar.जब आप खुले तौर पर दान करते हैं और इस पर चर्चा करते हैं, तो आप ग्रामीण बिहार के सैकड़ों छात्रों के लिए इन मिथकों को नष्ट कर देते हैं।
Pre & Post Donation Guidelinesदान से पहले और बाद के दिशा-निर्देश
BEFORE DONATINGदान करने से पहले
Sleep Wellअच्छी नींद लें
Get at least 6-8 hours of sleep the night before.पिछली रात कम से कम 6-8 घंटे की नींद लें।
Eat a Good Mealअच्छा भोजन करें
Never donate on an empty stomach. Eat a healthy meal 2-3 hours prior. Avoid very fatty foods.कभी भी खाली पेट दान न करें। 2-3 घंटे पहले स्वस्थ भोजन करें। बहुत वसायुक्त भोजन से बचें।
Hydrateहाइड्रेट रहें
Drink plenty of water or non-alcoholic fluids before going.जाने से पहले खूब पानी या गैर-अल्कोहल तरल पदार्थ पिएं।
Avoid Alcohol/Smokingशराब/धूम्रपान से बचें
Do not consume alcohol for 24 hours prior. Avoid smoking for 2 hours before.24 घंटे पहले तक शराब का सेवन न करें। 2 घंटे पहले तक धूम्रपान से बचें।
AFTER DONATINGदान करने के बाद
Rest and Refreshआराम करें और तरोताजा हों
Rest in the observation area for 10-15 minutes. Eat the snacks and juice provided (like Frooti/Biscuits).निरीक्षण क्षेत्र में 10-15 मिनट आराम करें। दिए गए स्नैक्स और जूस (जैसे फ्रूटी/बिस्किट) खाएं।
Drink More Fluidsअधिक तरल पदार्थ पिएं
Drink extra fluids (water, juice) for the next 24 hours to replace blood volume.रक्त की मात्रा को पूरा करने के लिए अगले 24 घंटों तक अतिरिक्त तरल पदार्थ (पानी, जूस) पिएं।
Avoid Strenuous Workकठिन काम से बचें
Avoid heavy lifting, intense gym workouts, or hard physical labor for the rest of the day.बाकी दिन के लिए भारी वजन उठाने, गहन कसरत या कठिन शारीरिक श्रम से बचें।
Bandage Careपट्टी की देखभाल
Keep the strip bandage on for next several hours. If bleeding occurs, press firmly and raise your arm.अगले कई घंटों तक पट्टी बांध कर रखें। यदि खून बहता है, तो मजबूती से दबाएं और अपना हाथ ऊपर उठाएं।
Test Your Knowledgeअपने ज्ञान का परीक्षण करें
As a future teacher, ensure your facts are correct!भविष्य के शिक्षक के रूप में, सुनिश्चित करें कि आपके तथ्य सही हैं!
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Baher Kamal
Egyptian-born, Spanish-national secular journalist. He is founder and publisher of Human Wrongs Watch. Kamal is a pro-peace, non-violence, human rights, coexistence defender, with more than 45 years of professional experience. With these issues in sight, he covered practically all professional posts, from correspondent to chief editor of dailies and international news agencies.
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">Baher KamalRosa Dalmiglio with Lama Mongolia[/caption]
She is a member of the China Council Disabled People’s Performing Art Troupe (special art, culture and humanity), which touches the hearts of all people and portrays the strong willpower so encouraging to 60 million Chinese disabled persons.
Ms. Dalmiglio is Intermediary Agent of CICE, Centre International Cultural Exchange, a direct subsidiary of the Ministry of Culture, People’s Republic of China. CICE is a comprehensive institution engaged in cultural exchange programs, professional publication and presentation of cultural art works such as exhibits, receiving foreign art troupes and artists, holding international cultural research programs, and producing intercultural and interreligious documentary films.
She is a member of China Disabled Person’s Federation, CDPF. She is also a member of the International Women Federation, which is concerned with the financial ethics of women s enterprises in underdeveloped areas.
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">Rosa Dalmiglio
Director, Guru Arjan Dev Institute of Development Studies.
A recipient of Cultural Doctorate of Philosophy of Economics from USA. He is an active member of various professional bodies, namely -
He participated and presented papers in various International/national/regional seminars, conferences etc.. He remained member of the Academic Council of Punjab Technical University, Jalandhar. An unwearied researcher has about 200 research papers published in various international and national journals of repute and 15 research monographs to his kitty. Besides, he has authored/co-authored /edited 15 books which have been well received and highly acclaimed during his three decades of professional career. He was honoured by various national and international awards, namely, Guru Draunacharya Samman, Vijay Rattan Award and so on.
Dr Ron Paul served in U.S. House of Representatives three different periods: first from 1976 to 1977, after he won a special election, then from 1979 to 1985, and finally from 1997 to 2013.
During his first term as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives, Paul founded the Foundation for Rational Economics and Education (FREE), a non-profit think tank dedicated to promoting principles of limited government and free-market economics. In 1984, Paul became the first chairman of the Citizens for a Sound Economy (CSE), a conservative political group founded by Charles Koch and David Koch 'to fight for less government, lower taxes, and less regulation.' CSE started a Tea Party protest against high taxes in 2002. In 2004, Citizens for a Sound Economy split into two new organizations, with Citizens for a Sound Economy being renamed as FreedomWorks, and Citizens for a Sound Economy Foundation becoming Americans for Prosperity. The two organizations would become key players in the Tea Party movement from 2009 onward.
Dr Paul proposed term-limit legislation multiple times, while himself serving a few terms in the House of Representatives. In 1984, he decided to retire from the House in order to run for the U.S. Senate, complaining in his House farewell address that 'Special interests have replaced the concern that the Founders had for general welfare.... It's difficult for one who loves true liberty and utterly detests the power of the state to come to Washington for a period of time and not leave a true cynic.'
He is known nationally and internationally as a pioneer figure in the study of culture and psychopathology who challenged the ethnocentrism and racial biases of many assumptions, theories, and practices in psychology and psychiatry.
In more recent years, he has been writing and lecturing on peace and social justice. He has published 15 edited books, and more than 250 articles, chapters, book reviews, and popular pieces.
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He is international consultant of the UN – FAO and international consultant for sustainable development and sustainable future of humankind of Universal State of the Earth - USE.
On 8th October 2016 he was appointed as The Chairman of the Humanity, Nature, Space and Environment protection Committee of the USE, the Supreme Council of Humanity - SCH from Athens, Greece and London, UK.
He is researcher working on: Nature; the Nature, Space and Environment protection; the Climate change system; System thinking; Globalization and global studies; Networking, Complexity and Swarm research: Sustainable Development and Sustainable Future of Humankind. He was among the pioneers researchers (1986 – 1994) to apply nature, space, and environment protection in a local community by activities we call today Local Agenda 21 Processes – a holistic program for survival of our civilization under new challenges of the third millennium.“Commencing from Local Community Sustainable Future and moving towards Sustainable Future of the Global Community of Humankind”.
He is independent researchers with many domestic and international publications and talks. Together with many researchers in co-operation worldwide within philosophy, operational research, global studies, case studies and complex problem solving research, system thinking, requisitely holism, networking and complexity, swarm research, integration and disintegration of matter and energy and universal upbringing, education and lifelong learning. He is contributing a systemic, requisitely holistic and a better understanding of the present. His latest research within the system theory, system thinking, networking, complexity and swarm research may provide a possible answer enabling people to better understand our world of humans.
During 2014 he completed 50 years of research work (1964 - 2014). This year he completed 50 years of been Dr. Vet. Med. Since 1986 he worked on the protection of Humanity, Nature, Space and Environment and completed 30 years of research.
For research on the climate change system and the book “System Thinking and Climate Change System (Against a big “Tragedy of Commons” of all of us), Ecimovic, Mayur, Mulej and co-authors, 2002, he was nominated for the Nobel Prize 2003. His work on “The Information Theory of Nature” was his second nomination for The Nobel Prize during 2007 in Physics. His third nomination for The Nobel Prize in Physics 2010 was for “The Environment Theory of the Nature”, published in the book “Three Applications of the System Thinking”, Ecimovic, 2010. Within last 10 years he has contributed trilogies: “The Nature”, “The Sustainable Future of Mankind” and “The Life 2017” – please see at: www.institut-climatechange.si
I grew up in Chile, got my medical degree there, began an academic career in 1970, and left for the USA due to the military coup in early 1974. My first job in the USA was working as a public nutrition professor in the international programme of Meharry Medical College in Nashville, Tennessee.
I started to travel to Africa in 1975, and worked a year in Cameroun in 1980 helping to prepare their five-year nutrition plan. I then moved to New Orleans, to Tulane University’s School of Public Health, and taught in the department of nutrition for ten years, before moving to Nairobi where I was an advisor in the Ministry of Health. Seven years there got me into extensive consulting in Africa, often on nutritional issues. In 1995 moved to Vietnam where I worked for two and a half years in the Ministry of Health as a senior primary health care advisor.
Many years of touching the reality on the ground, in Latin America, then the USA, then Africa and Asia, has made me understand that the real challenge is in the social and political determinants of malnutrition. I have devoted my writings and teaching to that. Over the years, I have found an important shift in my colleagues’ attitude and understanding towards acknowledging the basic causes of malnutrition. But yet I see little happening as a result. I submit that it is our guild’s lack of experience in the political arena that explains this dichotomy. I devote much of my energy to bridge this gap, and am a fervent advocate of empowering claim holders to demand needed changes from duty bearers. Nutrition is a perfect port of entry for that. Equity, social justice and people’s empowerment in a human rights sense is what really will make a difference.
There is no alternative but to deal with nutrition problems as indivisibly linked to social, political and environmental problems. We need to address them as such. The question is: are we all prepared to do that? The answer, in my view, decides whether we are part of the solution or part of the problem. Travelling and living in different parts of the world has reinforced my conviction that we need to get down from our academic ivory towers, and need to change the curricula of our young and upcoming colleagues, to give them the tools to act in such a context. To me, public health nutrition cannot be anything but that.
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