Standalone centre to collect blood in Hyderabad

HYDERABAD: In a bid to address the problem of blood shortage and reduce cross infections to donors and recipients during the ongoing Covid-19 crisis, the state health department has decided to collect blood centrally at the standalone blood centre at Institute of Preventive Medicine (IPM) Narayanguda. Apart from cutting off the chance of cross-infections through blood, it will enable quality testing at a single place and help optimise resources.
“No regular voluntary blood donation camps are being set up by government blood banks since the last two weeks.The government has decided to collect blood at stand alone blood centres at IPM Narayanguda to avoid cross infections to voluntary donors at hospital attached blood centres. Additional staff will be deputed to IPM Blood centre as per requirement,” read the order issued on Tuesday.