Public health & voluntary blood donation
Blood donor mobilization, health camps and preventive-care awareness.
Programme overview
PULSE is our public health and voluntary blood donation programme - the initiative that Save a Life was founded on.
PULSE mobilises voluntary donors, connects them to hospitals and patients in urgent need, and extends into preventive care through screening camps, first-aid training and health education.
What we do
- Voluntary blood donation camps and donor registry
- Emergency donor matching with hospitals
- Health screening camps (blood pressure, sugar, eye care)
- First-aid and emergency response training
- Preventive health and nutrition awareness sessions
Who we serve
Patients requiring urgent transfusion, hospitals and blood banks, rural communities with limited access to screening, and young volunteer donors.
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PULSE programme FAQs
What is the PULSE programme?
PULSE (Public health & voluntary blood donation) is one of nine flagship programmes run by Save a Life, a youth-led nonprofit founded in Jaffna, Sri Lanka in 2014. Blood donor mobilization, health camps and preventive-care awareness.
What activities does PULSE carry out?
PULSE focuses on voluntary blood donation, health screening camps, first-aid training and preventive health awareness. In practice this means: voluntary blood donation camps and donor registry; emergency donor matching with hospitals; health screening camps (blood pressure, sugar, eye care); first-aid and emergency response training; preventive health and nutrition awareness sessions.
Who does PULSE support?
Patients requiring urgent transfusion, hospitals and blood banks, rural communities with limited access to screening, and young volunteer donors.
What impact does PULSE have?
10,000+ blood donors mobilized, 300+ donation camps held, 25,000+ people screened.
Where does PULSE work?
Save a Life is headquartered at No. 460, Navalar Road, Jaffna, and delivers PULSE with communities across Sri Lanka. Our youth volunteers work alongside community leaders, schools, universities and local partners so that every activity responds to real local needs.
How can I support PULSE?
You can donate through our GlobalGiving page, sponsor a child, join more than 1,500 active Save a Life volunteers, or partner with us as a development, CSR or programme partner. Every contribution helps PULSE reach more communities across Sri Lanka.