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Time of India
10 hours ago
- Health
- Time of India
With 1.6L units till May, Pune dist ahead in blood donation so far this year
Pune: Pune district has topped the state with 1.58 lakh units of blood donated to banks between Jan and May, this year. Between Jan and May, 2,127 blood donation campaigns were organized in Pune district, data from State Blood Transfusion Council said. Mumbai held 1,651 campaigns and collected 1.27 lakh units. Solapur district came third with 88,000 blood units from 1,276 campaigns. Overall, the state collected 9.81 lakh units through 17,139 campaigns, but the collection is nowhere close to the demand, health department officials said. Dr Purushottam Puri, additional director of the council, health services in Maharashtra, said in 2024, the state collected 21.68 lakh units. This year, in the first five months, 9.48 lakh units of blood was collected, so far. Puri added, "Very few blood donation camps have been held because of college vacations. The demand for blood is always higher than the supply, especially in tier two cities where there is less awareness about blood donation. With increased road accidents and medical emergencies, the demand for blood is going up. More people must donate blood. No healthcare institute can survive without adequate supply." Dr Liza Bulsara, consultant for hemato oncology and bone marrow transplant physician at Jupiter Hospital in Pune, said blood donation should be a lifelong process. "Certain patient groups require blood far more frequently than others. Children with thalassemia may need transfusions every 15-20 days. Cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy, or those in ICUs, often depend on a steady blood supply. Each donated unit can be separated into red cells, plasma and platelets. One unit can help up to three patients at once," she added. Health minister Prakash Abitkar, in a statement on Friday, said new rules were needed to issue no objection certificate to institutions setting up blood banks in the state. "No shortage, no waste policy should be implemented so that every needy patient in the state gets blood on time. The feasibility of starting NAT (Nucleic Acid Testing) in govt blood banks in the state should be studied and a report should be submitted," the statement added. Steady Rise In Collection In 2020 I 15.46 lakh units In 2021 I 16.73 lakh units 2022 I 19.28 lakh units 2023 I 20.44 lakh units 2024 I 21.68 lakh units (Maharashtra figures I Source: State Blood Transfusion Council) Today Is Blood Donor Day WHO says most people can give blood if they are in good health, blood donation by 1% of the population is minimum need for a nation's basic requirements Ideal age I Between 18 and 65 years with weight above 50kg One unit corresponds with 450 ml of blood The clinical demand was estimated to be 14.6 million units of blood by National Estimation of Blood requirement in India prepared by NACO In 2017,annual collection reported by NACO was 11.1 million units Do not donate blood if your haemoglobin level is less than 12g/dl for women and 13g/dl for men Caption: On Friday, Pune Airport organized a blood donation camp in observance of the World Blood Donor Day Photo credit: Pune Airport Authority Follow more information on Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad here . Get real-time live updates on rescue operations and check full list of passengers onboard AI 171 .
Yahoo
2 days ago
- Health
- Yahoo
LifeServe encouraging first-time donors to be a part of Blood Donor Day
DES MOINES, Iowa — LifeServe Blood Center kicks off Blood Donor Day next week. The event encourages first-time and regular donors to roll up their sleeves to save lives. You can donate blood at LifeServe's locations in Des Moines, Urbandale, and Johnston on June 19th. How Polk County health officials plan to defend against measles Organizers say that the event allows those who haven't donated before to learn about the different ways to give blood. 'You know, there are different components. You give whole blood. That's the traditional spend five, 10 minutes in a chair, and then you walk out. Double red cells are a little more, you know, it's about double the time, but you're giving red cells to, you know, trauma patients, to newborns who need those transfusions, to mothers who had difficult birthing issues. And then there's platelets. And that's every two weeks you can give platelets, and that's removing the white blood cells and the platelets. And those are going to help cancer patients, you know, treating life-threatening illnesses,' said Tim Paluch, Lifeserve Blood Center. LifeServe is working with community partners to host raffles for items like Adventureland passes, botanical garden memberships, and even Hinterland can sign up to participate in Blood Donor Day here. Iowa Gov. Reynolds signs bill to reform pharmacy benefit managers LifeServe encouraging first-time donors to be a part of Blood Donor Day Food Bank of Iowa warns about SNAP implications in President Trump's 'big, beautiful bill' Winner named in Coolest Thing Made in Iowa contest New law helps clear the way for birthing centers in Iowa Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
