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World Blood Donor Day: Stick to low-fat meal 4 hrs before donating; skip if you have consumed alcohol the previous dayIndia is facing a huge blood shortage, with a demand and supply gap of 2.5 donations per 1,000 eligible persons, according to a recent stud...14 Jun, 2023, 01.49 PM IST- How to donate blood safelySafe blood is essential to reduce morbidity and mortality rates in healthcare facilities. Every two seconds, someone in India needs blood, ...14 Jun, 2023, 10.23 AM IST
- Lab-grown blood given to people in world-first clinical trialThis is the first time in the world that red blood cells that have been grown in a laboratory have been given to another person as part of ...07 Nov, 2022, 05.40 PM IST
- Registration of volunteers for blood donation would soon be enabled on Co-WINAccording to the Union health ministry, E-RaktKosh will serve as the blood centre or laboratory interface. All the blood banks have been as...07 Jun, 2022, 10.26 PM IST
- World Blood Donor Day: Centre calls for setting up blood group testing camps at all health centres on June 14"To ensure that everyone who needs transfusion has access to safe blood, the country needs voluntary, unpaid blood donors who donate blood ...05 Jun, 2022, 03.30 PM IST
- In COVID-19 hangover, as more around world get vaccinated, fewer give bloodThe Korean Medical Association (KMA) has launched a blood drive, starting with doctors themselves, warning that patients in need of urgent ...20 Aug, 2021, 01.18 PM IST
- World Blood Donor Day: People must come forward & donate, transfusion-related Covid is rareThe rate of blood donation in India amounts to only 1% of the population.14 Jun, 2021, 11.00 AM IST
- UK issues urgent call for more Indian, South Asian COVID-19 plasma donors“We have had a fantastic response from the Asian community. COVID-19 is attacking the Asian community more than the wider community and don...21 Aug, 2020, 03.09 PM IST
- Maharashtra SBTC to use Facebook feature to encourage voluntary blood donation"Now the lockdown in the state has been relaxed in some manner. Blood donation feature on Facebook will be used along with the blood donati...15 Jun, 2020, 03.20 PM IST
- Zoa Morani does her bit, donates blood plasma to help Covid-19 patients a month after recovering from virusZoa thanked the doctors for taking care of her and hoped patients benefit from the donation.11 May, 2020, 10.37 AM IST
- Govt allows blood donation camps amid short supplyFaced with a shortage of blood and blood components across healthcare facilities in India, the Centre has allowed voluntary blood donation ...10 Apr, 2020, 09.27 AM IST
- No smokers, only non-vegetarians can donate blood; and other myths debunkedFact: One pint of your blood can save up to 3 lives!14 Jun, 2018, 05.40 PM IST
- Give blood for free, Centre tells State governmentsIn a latest development, the Centre has instructed all states and Union territories to ensure that patients receive blood absolutely 'free ...20 Mar, 2018, 12.04 PM IST
- MDI Gurgaon’s Samaritans and NGO Gene Bandhu team-up for stem cell donationMDI Gurgaon’s social initiative club Samaritans has joined hands with NGO Gene Bandhu in a first-of-its-kind socio-managerial partnership13 Aug, 2015, 04.52 PM IST
- Delhi University researchers develop haemoglobin-based blood substituteA team of researchers at Delhi University's department of Biochemistry, led by professor Suman Kundu, has applied for a patent for laborato...21 Dec, 2014, 01.18 PM IST
- 26/11: A time to rememberIn a poignant tribute, Mumbaikars turned up in large numbers all day to donate blood, and to make a statement that the spirit of India was ...27 Nov, 2009, 02.14 AM IST
- Indian health sector has a bloody tale to tellWhile India gets set for the moon mission and promotes itself as a destination for medical tourism, the veritable lifeline of the country’s...16 Sep, 2009, 05.48 PM IST
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