Blood Bank
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Blood not for sale, only processing fee to be charged: DCGI tells blood banks
Health | Jan 05, 2024, 04:57 PM ISTThe Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) has recently made an important decision regarding blood donations and the functioning of blood banks in the country. To regulate and monitor the sale of blood, the DCGI has directed all blood banks to strictly adhere to the policy of not selling blood.
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Gurugram blood bank sealed over irregularities; no full-time medical officer found deployed
India | May 01, 2022, 07:01 AM ISTHaryana Health Minister Anil Vij said raids were conducted on the blood bank in Sushant Lok Part-2, Sector-56, based on specific inputs.
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Sonu Sood on launching his blood bank app: 'Our 20 minutes can save someone's life'
Celebrities | Mar 03, 2021, 05:09 PM ISTBollywood actor Sonu Sood is going to launch what is expected to be India's biggest blood bank, through an app named Sonu For You. The app aims at connecting donors to those in urgent need of blood.
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Blood black marketing racket busted in Bihar's Muzaffarpur
News | Aug 24, 2020, 04:21 PM ISTA black marketing racket of blood was busted in Bihar's Muzaffarpur on August 23. Racket was busted by local police in Meethanpura area of Muzaffarpur.
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World Blood Donor Day 2019: 7 common myths about blood donation debunked
Lifestyle | Jun 14, 2019, 01:47 PM ISTOn this occasion, we’ve decided to dismantle some common myths associated with blood donation.
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World Blood Donor Day 2019: 5 health benefits of blood donation
Lifestyle | Jun 14, 2019, 02:21 PM ISTBlood donation has various health benefits apart from saving lives.
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Network lack between banks, hospitals led to wastage of 6 lakh litres of blood in 5 years
India | Apr 24, 2017, 07:25 AM ISTIn an alarming revelation through an RTI query, which exposes serious loopholes in the nation’s blood banking system, it has been found that in the last five years, over 28 lakh units of blood and its components were discarded by banks across India.
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Blood shortage: Are emergencies costing you more than it should?
India | Jan 28, 2016, 10:00 AM ISTNew Delhi: High costs charged by hospitals coupled with the lack of its availability have rendered the countless awareness campaigns encouraging people to donate blood futile. The lifesaving fluid continues to remain in short supply
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Photo essay: 79-year-old 'Medicine Baba' collects medicine from rich and gives to poor!
India | Jul 24, 2015, 09:28 PM ISTNew Delhi: It is not necessary to be a billionaire like Bill Gates or Mukesh Ambani, to help the poor and needy. Sheer willingness and determination is all it takes to bring happiness in the
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Geelani's Hurriyat sets up blood bank in Kashmir
India | Jun 15, 2013, 03:57 PM ISTSrinagar, Jun 15: Hardline Hurriyat Conference on Friday set up a blood bank here to provide humanitarian services to the people irrespective of religion, race, nationality or region.The ‘Syed Ali Geelani Blood Bank' was inaugurated