Many doctors are speaking out about the urgent need to address a major societal concern.
Women with bleeding during pregnancy or childbirth, women and children with anemia due to malnutrition, trauma victims, etc., all need blood or/and blood-related products such as blood plasma or platelets.
Blood donation in India
“Every day, India needs a large amount of blood to treat many patients undergoing surgery or treating different forms of cancer. While there is a shortage of quality blood in the country, a large amount of blood is available. The main factors leading to the waste of donated blood are lack of proper storage facilities, leakage, contamination, testing delays due to human resource issues, etc. All these issues can be solved and must be addressed to ensure Dr. Pradeep Panigrahi, Chief Medical Officer, SLG Hospitals, says we are emerging as an India. strong.
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“Some reports indicate that India does not have a well-managed blood bank in at least 63 districts as of September 2020. The lack of this blood bank facility also adds to the burden of service provision. health care service, resulting in loss of life in emergencies such as trauma/accident Many individual hospitals are doing their best to ensure an adequate supply of quality blood to those in need. However, the blood banking network has to grow in numbers to ensure we address this concern,” commented Dr Satwinder Singh Sabharwal, COO. Aware Gleneagles Global Hospital.
Dr. Kishore B. Reddy, CEO, Amor Hospitals, emphasized the need for a policy: “State and Coalition Governments have increased allocations to the healthcare sector in their budgets. their year and are doing their best to improve the delivery of quality healthcare at the last mile. service.” He believes that the state and coalition governments should create a policy that ensures the creation of more blood banks, even in remote areas of the country. This will ensure the blood supply is safe and the risks associated with blood transfusion are well addressed, he said.
“While many well-meaned Samaritans wish to donate blood regularly, there is a need to raise awareness about blood donation, which is a healthy practice. Rare blood types like AB are still in short supply. negative, A negative, B negative. , AB positive and Bombay blood type; and special focus should be on ensuring people of these rare groups consider donating their blood regularly, Dr. Sailesh Singhi, Doctor Senior Hematologist and Incharge Blood Bank, Century Hospital concludes.
Source: IANS
