Mumbai: Blood banks across the state will have to lose their license if they fail to update bloodstock on e-Raktkosh website. Officials from the State Blood Transfusion Council (SBTC) said they have clearly instructed all the blood banks to upload their blood stock on website or else, they would lose their license. “It has been learnt only 50 per cent of the blood banks have uploaded daily data on the website. To address the issue SBTC had called for a meeting of all the blood bank officers,” said official.
“The council has decided to take strict action against the blood banks who don’t upload information on the website. It has decided that if blood banks fail to upload the required information, the council will cancel their No Objection Certificate which would ultimately lead to the cancellation of their license under FDA,” added official. Senior official said address the issue, the central government had started a unique initiative through E-raktkosh portal in 2016. It is a web-based mechanism that interlinkes all the state blood banks together into a single network. Mobile version of e-RaktKosh with citizen interface.
According to the minutes of the meeting available it is stated, “A review would be taken after one month and during review if it’s found that if any blood bank is not using e-RaktKosh portal, it’s No-Objection Certificate would be cancelled which would lead to the cancellation of license by FDA.” Social and health activists have raised concern stating every year during summer there is a shortage of blood due to which many patients had to face problem.
“We also know that often these blood get wasted at hospital due to less demand. We can channalise this issue through proper communication. If all blood banks upload information on the portal, then the crisis can be handled to a great extend,” said activists.