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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.

Recently, the Drugs Control Administration in Telangana conducted surprise raids at nine blood centers on the 21st and 22nd of February.

The Telangana State Drug Control Administration have issued orders show cause notices to all of them for various violations

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.

Red Cross state Executive Council (EC) member Thota Rajashekhar donated blood for the 71st time while having his age of 54 years

The 63 districts include 14 from Arunachal Pradesh, 5 each from Assam and Bihar, 12 from Manipur, 7 from Meghalaya, and 9 from Nagaland.