Shortage of blood due to closure of blood banks
Kozhikode: The state is facing acute shortage for blood due to less number of blood banks. Many of the blood banks are not functioning properly which adds to the misery.
For the last three months, blood transfusion via blood donations camps are not active. The needy are running from pillar to post to find suitable blood as majority of the blood banks are closed due to shortage of staffs.
Majority functions till noon or after noon only. On Sunday, majority of the banks would be closed. In taluk hospitals in Kottarakkara, Sulthan Bathery hospitals, blood banks do not function on Sundays. In Kozhikode Kottaparampa hospital, blood banks functions till noon or would not function on Sunday .
The 120 banks present across the state has come down to 70. The main reason for blood shortage is that these banks are not collecting blood after conducting scientific studies on how much blood is needed.
The collection centers in taluk are being set up to make available blood in cities and villages. But majority of such centers are not functioning. Spending lakhs of money, blood bank refrigerators, centrifuge and microscopes were bought . All these are lying idle now.
There are 33 government-owned blood banks in the state. There are 60 technician posts in blood banks. One third of the posts are lying vacant now. There are only 21 technicians when 60 are needed. Among the 21, 18 are working in five medical colleges.
For the last three months, blood transfusion via blood donations camps are not active. The needy are running from pillar to post to find suitable blood as majority of the blood banks are closed due to shortage of staffs.
Majority functions till noon or after noon only. On Sunday, majority of the banks would be closed. In taluk hospitals in Kottarakkara, Sulthan Bathery hospitals, blood banks do not function on Sundays. In Kozhikode Kottaparampa hospital, blood banks functions till noon or would not function on Sunday .
The 120 banks present across the state has come down to 70. The main reason for blood shortage is that these banks are not collecting blood after conducting scientific studies on how much blood is needed.
The collection centers in taluk are being set up to make available blood in cities and villages. But majority of such centers are not functioning. Spending lakhs of money, blood bank refrigerators, centrifuge and microscopes were bought . All these are lying idle now.
There are 33 government-owned blood banks in the state. There are 60 technician posts in blood banks. One third of the posts are lying vacant now. There are only 21 technicians when 60 are needed. Among the 21, 18 are working in five medical colleges.
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