Announcement
  • Recognition for Contribution to Sickle Cell Anemia Control Programme (2025)

Research

Valsad Raktdan Kendra is a Department of Science & Technology (DST)–recognized Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (SIRO), actively contributing to national health research. We are a proud research partner of the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), undertaking impactful studies in Sickle Cell Anemia, Thalassemia, and other hemoglobinopathies.

Over the years, VRK has successfully completed multiple collaborative research projects with ICMR, NIH (USA), and the Department of Anthropology, University of Delhi, strengthening scientific understanding and patient care strategies.

VRK actively engages in national academic forums by participating in conferences and Continuing Medical Education (CME) programs organized by the Indian Society of Blood Transfusion and Immunohematology (ISBTI), the Indian Society of Transfusion Medicine (ISTM), the National AIDS Control Organisation (NACO), and several other eminent national scientific bodies. This continuous involvement ensures that our team stays updated with the latest advancements, best practices, and innovations in transfusion medicine and hematology research.

Paper Presentations

Paper Presentations

Sr# Title of the paper Author(s) Reference of the journal | conference Year of publication
1 AIDS awareness Dr. Yazdi Italia
Dr. I. S. Gilada		 Poster presentation at Hope’92, Mumbai 1992
2 Fast rising HIV infection in tribal belt of South Gujarat Dr. Yazdi Italia First national conference on AIDS, Bombay 1992
3 Prevalence of HIV infection among Voluntary Blood Donors in South Gujarat Dr. Yazdi Italia
Dr. I. S. Gilada		 2nd international congress, New Delhi 1992
4 Clinical and laboratory profile in Sickle cell anemia in South Gujarat Dr. Yazdi Italia Indo-French collaborative study on Sickle cell anemia, ICMR, Mumbai 1993
5 HIV/AIDS spread in rural India Dr. Yazdi Italia International health and medicare conference 1996
6 Pesticide poisoning in South Gujarat and study of whole blood cholinesterase in Organophosphorous (OP) poisoning Dr. Yazdi Italia
Dr. Dinesh Vaidya		 International conf. of forensic medicine and XVII annual conf. of Indian academy of forensic medicine, at Surat, FORENCON’96 1996
7 Whole blood cholinesterase test – A rapid field test for differentiation of OP and Non OP pesticide poisoning Dr. Yazdi Italia International conference on toxicology, Delhi, 1997 1997
8 Pesticides poisoning and management Dr. Yazdi Italia
Dr. Dinesh Vaidya		 4th critical care conference, Pune 1998
9 Higher incidence of transfusion transmitted diseases amongst replacement blood donors than voluntary blood donors in South Gujarat Dr. Yazdi Italia International conference on blood transfusion and immunohaematology, Bombay 2000
10 Prevention of AIDS in rural India Dr. Yazdi Italia AIDS ASIA, Vol. IV, issue1, Jan – Feb, 2002 2002
11 HIV epidemic more severe in rural India Dr. Yazdi Italia
Dr. I.S.Gilada		 Poster presentation at XIV international AIDS conference, Barcelona, Spain 2002
12 Invisible entry of HIV in rural India, visibly distort India’s socioeconomic fabric Dr. Yazdi Italia
Dr. I.S.Gilada		 International AIDS Economic Network (IAEN), pre conference symposium for the Economics of HIV/AIDS in Developing Countries, Barcelona, Spain 2002
13 Semi quantitative whole blood cholinesterase activity assay for differential diagnoses of OP and non-OP poisoning and for assessing severity of disease Y. M. Italia
Dr. (Mrs.) M. M. Bapat
Late Dr. A. N. Inamdar		 International journal of medical toxicology and legal medicine, 2004, 6(2):65-69 2004
14 Epidemiological aspects of Sickle cell disease in India Dr. Yazdi Italia 2nd International Update on Sickle Cell Disease and other Sickling Syndromes, Nagpur 2004
15 Prevalence of Sickle gene amongst tribal population of South Gujarat Dr. Y. Italia
Dr. V. Desai
Dr. R. Patel
Dr. B. Jha
Dr. N. Godara
Dr. V. Mehta
Mr. B. Raicha		 Emerging trends in haematology and immunohaematology 2007
Poster Presentations

Poster Presentations

Sr# Title of the poster Author(s) Reference of the journal | conference Year of publication Link
1 Exploring the spectrum of adverse reactions in blood donation
A retrospective analysis of donor data on incidence and patterns		 Kamal A. Patel
Priti Mistry
Vishal Mehta
Yazdi Italia		 49th annual national conference of the Indian society of blood transfusion and immunohaematology (ISBTI), TRANSCON 2024, Gujarat and Asian journal of transfusion science 2024-25
2 A universal framework addresses blood shortages, focusing on A-positive and rare negative groups, while reviewing adverse transfusion reactions Kamal A. Patel
Priti Mistry
Vishal Mehta
Yazdi Italia		 49th annual national conference of the Indian society of blood transfusion and immunohaematology (ISBTI), TRANSCON 2024, Gujarat and Asian journal of transfusion science 2024-25
3 Prevalence of sickle cell trait among blood donors at Valsad Raktdan Kendra, a regional blood transfusion center, South Gujarat Kamal A. Patel
Priti Mistry
Vishal Mehta
Yazdi Italia		 10th annual national conference of the Indian society of transfusion medicine (ISTM), TRANSMEDCON 2022, Gujarat and Asian journal of transfusion science 2022-23

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