App to help find blood donors in Kolkata – ET HealthWorld

App to help find blood donors in Kolkata – ET HealthWorld

Kolkata: Many patients’ families are often left to hunt for blood on their own as the blood bank attached to the hospital, where their relatives are admitted, does not have the matching group. To solve such a problem and similar ones, an app, called Bloodline Plus, will help find a voluntary donor available within 20km … Read more

5 Blood Donation Benefits You Should Know

5 Blood Donation Benefits You Should Know

By Sonica Aron Blood donation is a community responsibility. About one in seven people entering a hospital needs blood. Only 37 percent of our country’s population is eligible to give blood, and less than 10 percent of those who can donate actually do donate annually. What if everyone eligible to donate became complacent and decide they … Read more

Govt working on app to list blood donors in Tamil Nadu – ET HealthWorld

Govt working on app to list blood donors in Tamil Nadu – ET HealthWorld

Chennai: The health department is working on an application to create a line list registry of regular blood donors at different geographical locations of the state, health minister Ma Subramanian said. On the international blood donors’ day, several hospitals, governments, and NGOs organised special blood donation camps, facilitated regular donors, conducted quizzes, and released pamphlets … Read more