New blood banks in Andhra Pradesh

     Written by : SMTV24x7 | Tue, Feb 21, 2017, 01:31 PM

New blood banks in Andhra Pradesh

Vijayawada, February 21: Andhra Pradesh citizens will get the new blood banks in near future as union minister said here on yesterday.

The Union health ministry is coming up with 79 new blood banks in different states such as Uttar Pradesh, J&K, Chhattisgarh and Andhra Pradesh.

Over the past two years, the ministry has proposed 1,135 government blood banks in the country and planned to operationalise 780 blood banks, out of which 300 blood banks could be made full fledged operational.

The other existing blood banks are still not upgraded and lack manpower and the latest equipment to help patients in cases of emergency.

According to a ministry official, most deaths occur due to lack of blood transfusion in the 'golden period'. Another senior health ministry official said, "A proposal has been passed for commissioning 79 new blood banks at different states. In many of these cities, work has already started."

"At present, only 50 per cent people voluntarily come forward to donate blood, which government is planning take it to 70-80 per cent through awareness programmes," he added.