15-day 'Raktdaan Amrit Mahotsav' begins on PM Narendra Modi's birthday, Health Minister Mandaviya donates bloodUnion Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Saturday launched a 15-day blood donation drive on the occasion of Prime Minister Narendra Modi'...
17 Sep, 2022, 11.34 AM IST
Centre preps for nation-wide blood donation drive to celebrate Prime Minister's birthdayThis will address the gap between demand and supply of blood in the country, an official said. Ministry officials said the government is al...
13 Sep, 2022, 08.07 AM 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
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
Covid-19 doesn't spread through blood, but prospective donors must maintain hand hygieneThe Health Ministry said that Covid-19 positive patients are unsuitable donors.
14 Jun, 2020, 09.53 AM IST
Blood banks run dry as collection dwindles to a trickleOn normal days, leading blood banks such as the Indian Red Cross Society, Rotary Blood Bank and Lions Blood Bank collect 150 to 250 units o...
10 Apr, 2020, 05.31 PM 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
Election process puts nation under severe blood crisisAgainst India’s national annual demand of 130 lakh bottle or units of blood, usual supply is around 90 lakh.
16 Apr, 2019, 08.29 AM IST
- Big worry for healthcare sector: Politicization is ruining blood donation movement in Bengal
“Once again the negative dynamics has become pronounced with the advent of summer, the season of usual low blood supply due to less number ...
16 Apr, 2018, 05.11 PM IST
Twitter launches initiative for blood donation in IndiaTwitter will be supporting the implementation of an automated response solution to scale the operations of @BloodDonorsIN.
20 Mar, 2018, 07.48 PM IST
Healthcare sector in states under election process facing severe shortage of bloodUsual retarding factors are lack of infrastructure, depleting interest on blood donation and normal downfall in summer season.
30 Mar, 2016, 04.26 PM IST
Blood bank crisis hit West Bengal's health care servicesSevere crisis in availability of blood is pushing West Bengal health care sector under serious trouble.
22 Apr, 2015, 04.40 PM IST
- 87% talukas in Gujarat do not have blood banks: CAG
The eight districts without blood banks are Anand, Amreli, Bharuch, Dahod, Kheda, Narmada, Navsari and Tapi, said the CAG report.
01 Apr, 2015, 04.26 PM IST
Blood donation activists expecting brighter daysThis noble activism is expected to assume an even brighter shade - if the Government takes it into consideration the way it should.
22 Sep, 2014, 05.06 PM IST
Election fever develops critical nationwide blood shortageElection fever has put the whole blood donation movement and thus blood supply in country in front of a major crisis.
21 Mar, 2014, 06.48 PM IST
- Metro cities to get blood banks
Gearing up to meet high standards of safety in blood transfusion, the Government on Thursday approved providing the four major metros with ...
31 Jul, 2008, 03.34 PM IST