Blood donation in Nepal: 170-time donor Prem Sagar Karmacharya highlights problems and solutions

Every Thursday and Friday, thousands of people walked on the pavement near Bhugol Park of Kathmandu, hearing the jingle “Raktadan Gari Garau Jeevan Daan” (Blood donation is life donation) play in the background. But, in the hustling crowd, people rarely have time to listen to the jingle or even step into the park premises and volunteer for blood donation.

On the other hand is a person who has managed to do blood donation every three months, all his adult life. To date, Prem Sagar Karmacharya has donated blood 170 times and is ready for his next in July.