WHO WE ARE
We Have triple Objectives
- Providing Relief to the Patients afflicted with Thalassaemia
- To take up a pro-active role in the process of elimination of Thalassaemia through pre-marriage blood screening to detect Carriers and subsequent guidance about their future marriage or child birth.
- To carry out a continuous programme of awarness onThalassaemia and Haemoglobinopathy.
WHAT WE DO
01.
— We Find & Fund
DSPT&A being a voluntary non-funded organization, not running on a commercial basis, has severe financial constraints but this organization has earned and enviable reputation for our sincere and honest services provided by us to the needy. Because of high level of credibility, help from individuals, organizations, industries have come to us, both financial and in other forms like personal services etc.
02.
— We Build Networks
Our Society has organized campaigns against Thalassaemia and trained a big number of peer-educators in collaboration with local trade union.
Worker leaders from Steel, Coal and unorganized informal sector industries have been trained to carry on awareness campaign in their respective areas of work. This is an ongoing process. Regularly we arrange or participate in:
- Blood Grouping Camp
- Blood Donation Camp
- Observance of World Thalassaemia Day
03.
— We Strengthen
DSPT&A plans to develop this Centre popularly called as Durgapur Thalassaemia Centre, into a centre of excellence with all the testing, analysis and research facilities. The Society will strive to provide blood to patients of Thalassaemia and also to provide clinical management to take care of negative after-effects.
04.
— We Educate
The target groups are students of 11th.and 12th.standard who would may soon engage themselves in choosing life partners. Armed with a clear knowledge about their status would help them make right choice and that will be a big important step to avoid future child birth with Thalassaemia.
05.
— We Provide Care
DSPT&A provide care in the field of total Thalassaemia Management encompassin :
- Regular Blood Transfusion
- Iron Chelation Therapy
- Clinical Management
- Pre Marriage Counseling
06.
— We Scare
The response from young people is still not encouraging as social stigma is a powerful obstruction to go for Carrier Screening Test.
Our Society is leading the campaign to remove the stigma or the misgivings about the test and about the status of a Carrier. Slowly people are responding to our awareness campaign.
IMPACT STORIES
How We Started
A group of social activists, most of them were engaged in trade union activities were Stirred to make a move and this Society came into existence, may be after a couple of failed attempts. In this matter Sri Ardhendu Dakshi, a renowned social activist took a leading role in founding this organization. He was also involved in HIV/AIDS programme in collaboration with ILO, India Office and also other government organizations.
Ex. Members of Parliament, namely Sri Jibon Roy and Sri Sunil Khan patronized our mission and contributed generously from their Local Area Development fund to organize the Centre, modern equipment and an Ambulance.
It was not literally an Inspiration to achieve success but the plight of the children and their parents to procure blood and arrange for transfusion really moved some of our people to do something about it to help those families.
Dr. Prosanto Chowdhury, a renowned Child specialist as well as an expert on Thalassaemia and Haemoglobinopathy, an activist connected with Thalassaemia International Federation, Nicosia, Cyprus is deeply associated with the workings of this Centre since inception.
