Mangaluru: A.J Hospital organised a 'Hair Donation Campaign' in association with Sargakshethra Cultural and Charitable Center, Heaven Rose Professional Unisex Salon and Veera’s Dudes & Dolls Style Studio on December 7 at A J Conference Hall at 9.00 am.

Hair donation is accepted in India from hair donors to help financially weak patients undergoing hair loss (short or long term) due to various medical conditions to make wigs. Anyone can donate hair to patients who lose hair during the treatment of chemotherapy, radiation due to cancer.

Cancer patients, especially females, due to the result of chemotherapy, lose their hair in the process of their treatment. This usually affects them emotionally in addition to the already mental trauma that the patient goes through. Observing this, Sarga Kshethra has conducted the Hair Donation Campaign. In this, people were made aware of the situation and requested to donate their hair to make wigs, which will be given to the patients later.

Criteria for donating hair:

Hair should be at least 15 inch in length

Hair must be washed and cleansed with shampoo or condition.

Dandruff / damaged / chemically treated hair is not accepted

Place rubber band or pony tail holder on each end

Cut hair just above the rubber band / pony tail holder on top

Place pony tail in elastic band / in a zipper-lock bag before sending it

At least 6-7 women’s hair is required to make one wig. Donated hair received is sorted according to its quality and then used to make the wig.

About Sargakshethra Cultural and Charitable Center:

Sarga Kshethra is a breeding ground for creative talents of the young generation. It is a fertile ground (KSHETRA) to cultivate and develop native human potential and creativity (SARGA). Inspired by the vision and heritage of Kuriakose Chavara, one of the founding fathers of the CMI congregation, in dealing with the development of human resources, the CI Fathers have been actively engaged in providing holistic and integral development of individual persons through education and socio-economic activities.

Sargakshethra is one such action center for human resource development run under the auspices of CI Sacred Heart Monastery, Chethipuzha, Changanacherry, for providing efficient leadership training to people of all age-groups, irrespective of caste and creed for developing their socio-cultural potential and their artistic and creative talents.

Sarga Kshethra is concerned about the current social issues of Kerala and is working hard towards it. Programmes towards road safety, children cultural and holistic developmental act, and alcohol free campaigns and hair donation are few of them.

Guests present were:
1. Dr Prashanth Marla, medical director
2. Dr Amitha Marla, medical administrator
3. Dr Kamalaksh Shenoy, consultant radiation oncologist
4. Dr Rachan Shetty, consultant medical oncologist

Cancer survivor source person: Chaithanya