Who we are
A neutral, reliable intermediary between big-hearted voluntary donors and the children who need blood every month.
A not-for-profit model, operating since 2000.
Aarohi Blood Center is an initiative of Aarohi, a not-for-profit grassroots organisation working since 2000, operating in Hyderabad with the active support of donors and volunteers. It runs on a unique not-for-profit model, providing state-of-the-art facilities for blood donation, component preparation and the issuance of blood and blood products.
Our mission is to make safe blood available at an affordable price to those who can afford it, and to issue free and safe blood to those who cannot, especially children diagnosed with thalassemia and children with leukemia admitted at government hospitals.
Why Aarohi exists
Aarohi was born out of a review of the Indian public health situation, which pointed to serious blood shortages, aggravated further by a lack of appropriate infrastructure for safe blood transfusions.
With a population of over 1.3 billion, India faces a serious challenge in meeting blood requirements. Statistics show 234 million major surgeries, 63 million trauma-related surgeries, 31 million cancer-related procedures and 10 million pregnancy-related complications that require safe blood transfusions.
Those requirements are largely one-off. But there is a category where the need is perennial: thalassemia, leukemia and similar haematological diseases have long-duration requirements.
The first category has healthcare support, hospitals recognise the need, equip themselves, and charge for services including blood, which the patient can pay for directly or through insurance. The second category has no such institutional system. The carrier of the disease has to fend for themselves.
Carriers in that perennial segment are, invariably, from the poorer sections of society. This is where Aarohi comes to play: a reliable intermediary connecting the needy with a large community of big-hearted voluntary donors, ensuring they get access to safe blood and blood components.
Our mission
- 1. To provide high quality and safe blood and related blood products to children suffering from thalassemia and leukemia, primarily in the Greater Hyderabad Municipality area.
- 2. To make blood donation 100% voluntary without any replacement donor, by building individual or institutional alliances.
- 3. To create awareness about thalassemia so that the incidence decreases over time.
- 4. To motivate and train the next generation of youth leaders to ensure sustainability of the mission of voluntary blood donation.
Our vision
A Centre of Excellence in Blood Banking, committed to safe and high quality blood for thalassemia and leukemia children, free of cost, thereby enabling them an opportunity for a normal and holistic life, while canvassing blood donation as only voluntary and, at all times, guided by principles of compassion, care and uncompromising adherence to integrity.
Our message
We aim to bring out the hero in everyone through blood donation. Our vision is to bridge the gap between donors and patients by raising awareness, encouraging voluntary donation through our camps, and by providing it to those who cannot afford it, free of cost.
