A Voluntary non-remunerated blood donor gives blood, plasma or cellular components of his or her own free will and receives no payment, either in the form of cash or kind which could be considered a substitute for money. This would include time off work other than that reasonably needed for the donation and travel. Small tokens, refreshments and reimbursements of direct travel costs are compatible with voluntary, non-remunerated donation.

Goal:

• To ensure availability of safe and quality blood and blood components, round the clock and throughout the year. This will lead to alleviation of human sufferings, even to the far-flung remote areas in the country.

Objective:

• Voluntary blood donation is perhaps one of the most perfect example of altruism in action. The objective of collecting blood through Voluntary blood donation are:
• Provide safe and quality blood and blood components collected from voluntary donors, round the clock, at affordable cost to the general public and free of cost to the poor.
• Ensure safety and quality of blood.
• Motivate and maintain a permanent well-indexed record of voluntary blood donors.
• Educating the community on the beneficial aspects of blood donation and harmful effect of collecting blood from paid donors.
• Actively encourage voluntary blood donation and gradually eliminate replacement blood donors.
• Promote AIDS and other Transfusion Transmissible Infections (TTI) awareness and education to the general public.
• Assists the various Organizations, Clubs, Colleges, Public & Private Institutions and the Public to conduct voluntary blood donation drives and arrange for motivational talks to enable progressively increase the number of voluntary non-remunerated blood donors.