Blood Transfusion: A Boon or a Bane?

Authored by: Sumit Bagaria, MD, Indian Foundation for Safe Blood Although blood transfusions are considered life-saving, unsafe blood transfusions can […]

Govt Agrees to Transfer Blood From One Bank to Another

The Union Health Ministry allows transfer of blood from one blood bank to another, a move that will help the […]

Rare Minimal Access Spine Surgery Performed at Global Hospitals

Mumbai-based Global Hospitals achieved a rare feat in spine surgery. The expert team of doctors performed minimal access spine surgery […]

Blood bank network to be digitised, says Health Minister

Government will explore the possibility of establishing a mechanism where people can check online the availability of required blood groups […]

Only 2 percent more Indian blood donors will address shortage

Despite being a country with a population of 1.2 billion, India faces a blood shortage of 3 million units. The problem […]

ICT Is Useful in Blood Banks

Dr Gautam Wankhede, Director-Medical Affairs, Alliance Transfusion Pvt Ltd shares his insight on the upcoming trend of blood banking sector […]

Technology Comes Handy in Managing Blood Banks

Karthik Tirupathi, CEO, Napier Healthcare Solutions feels collaboration and interoperability are key considerations for safe and efficient management of blood banking To […]

Padma Shri award for cardiac surgeon Dr GK Mani

Currently serving as Director of Pushpanjali Institute of Cardiac Sciences,he has achieved zero mortality in the last more than 500 consecutive surgeries

FICCI, AICTE to Work Together in Fulfilling Healthcare Manpower Shortage

To strengthen and develop vocational courses in healthcare sector the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) and […]

“Biggest support we have had has come from the clinicians”

Multi Disease Surveillance System (MDSS) is an open-source health information system, running in 27 government hospitals in Sri Lanka. Developed on […]

India’s first successful stem cell transplant using a sibling

Senthil Kumar and his family got a reason to smile, as their eight-year-old daughter Thamirabharuni got healed of Thalassemia, through cord blood stem cell transplantation.

Predictive software system may help HIV patients

A cure for the virus that causes AIDS may still be beyond our grasp, but European researchers have developed a predictive software system for HIV that could help extend the lives of victims of the killer disease.

Build security, end blood scarcity : Dr Rajesh Gopal, Managing Director, Gujarat State AIDS Control Society

[This article was published in the October 2010 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]

Well-coordinated chains of mother banks and storage centres, supported by NGOs and altruistic donors, is the way to go