Blood Banks

Why should we pretend that we know medical science, the Supreme Court on Friday said while refusing to entertain a plea seeking mandatory Nucleic Acid Amplification Testing (NAT) in all blood banks to ensure supply of infection-free blood to recipients. A bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi asked petitioner 'Sarvesham Mangalam Foundation' to submit a comprehensive representation to the secretary of health departments of States and Union Territories on the issue. The bench said the secretary may, with the aid and advice of domain experts, take appropriate decision on the issue. "Do you think PILs are not funded from abroad. Do you think so?" the CJI told the petitioner's counsel during the hearing. The bench said the petitioner should go and make representation before the authorities. "We are definitely not experts on the subject... why should we pretend that we know medical science," the CJI said. The top court observed it was for the domain experts to d

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Hospitals and blood banks can now only charge processing fees for blood as the apex drug regulator has decided to do away with all other fees to check the practice of overcharging. In a communication to all states and UT drugs controllers cum licensing authorities, the Drugs Controller Genral of India (DCGI) stated that the decision was taken in view of the opinion that "blood is not for sale". Referring to the 62nd meeting of the Drugs Consultative Committee held on September 26, 2023, the DCGI in the letter on December 26 said, "It was recommended with respect of agenda No. 18 of ATR point 3, for overcharging of blood, it was opined that blood is not for sale, it is only for supply and only processing cost may be charged by the blood centre." The revised guidelines stipulate that only processing fees can be charged for blood or blood components which ranges between Rs 250 to 1,550 for blood or blood components. The DCGI has asked states and UT drug controllers to direct all blood

"Give blood, give plasma, share life, share often" is the theme for World Blood Donor Day 2023. Plasma, red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets are the four main parts of blood

Union Health Minister Mansukh Laxmanbhai Mandaviya on Friday said that a web portal has recently been created to provide information on the blood types available in the banks across the country, thus giving a momentum to the voluntary blood donation movement. The minister, who is a physician, told a virtual press meet from Delhi that 7,017 NGOs joined hands to float eRaktKosh.in for giving out all necessary information on blood availability, as part of the Centre's 'one nation, one platform' initiative. "Once someone logs into the portal and clicks on a particular state and then a district, one can see the blood banks accessible in that area and the specific contact details," Mandaviya said at the meet attended by regional reporters from different cities, including Kolkata. To a question, he also said that the portal would further help set up a national registry, where all information regarding blood availability and requirement would be collated. The minister said that Prime Minis

The Rajya Sabha was informed on Tuesday

All the blood donors will be given passes for smooth movement during the lockdown

Business Standard on a Bengaluru-based organisation that is creating a database of voluntary blood donors to ensure timely supply and prevent wastage

The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends that for every 1,000 people in any country, 10 to 20 blood donations are needed to provide adequate supplies

Blood centres' will be authorised premises in an organisation or institution as the case may be, for carrying out all or any of the operations