ICMR has created India’s first national rare blood donor registry to aid patients with uncommon blood types. Integrated with e-Raktkosh, the platform aims to streamline access to rare blood, particularly for those with thalassemia, sickle cell disease, or high-frequency antigen antibodies
The DCA statement also pointed out that the processing charges for blood/blood components should be displayed prominently in the blood center premises so that it is conspicuously visible to the recipients.
The DCA teams on Monday also conducted raids at a blood bank Haemo Service Laboratories, which was located in a residential building at Bhavani Nagar, Moosapet and detected a huge stock of human plasma bags that were stored in freezers.