As COVID-19 second wave causes blood donations to decrease in Gujarat, Thalassemia patients scramble to find blood

As COVID-19 second wave causes blood donations to decrease in Gujarat, Thalassemia patients scramble to find blood

It is expected that the blood donations will rise in the upcoming weeks. Blood donations: As the country is amid a severe second wave of coronavirus, patients of other illnesses are finding it harder to get access to medical resources. In Gujarat’s Vadodara and neighbouring towns, parents of a 9-year-old Thalassemia looked for a bottle … Read more

Battling COVID-19: NGOs step up for arranging plasma; urge recovered people to donate

Battling COVID-19: NGOs step up for arranging plasma; urge recovered people to donate

NGOs have been working selflessly to respond to people’s pleas and are also encouraging Covid-recovered patients to donate plasma. There is no doubt that people have been pretty active on social media at a time when COVID-19 transmission and oxygen crisis, just so they can help others in need for treatment. Among the posts shared, … Read more

No blood bank in 63 districts of India: Govt data

No blood bank in 63 districts of India: Govt data

India at present has 3321 licensed blood banks that collected 1.27 crore blood units in 2019-20. The Union government on Tuesday informed the Rajya Sabha that 63 districts in India did not have a blood bank as per reports received till September 2020. States whose districts faced the blood bank crisis are Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, … Read more