Kohima, July 18 (DIPR): The State Blood Transfusion Council Governing body meeting, which was held at New Secretariat Kohima, Health & Family Welfare Department’s Conference Hall on July 16 discussed and deliberated on the ‘Overview of Blood Safety and Voluntary Blood Donation Activities in the State’.
The committee has discussed the objectives to reiterate firmly the government commitment to provide safe and adequate quantity of blood, blood components and blood products. The Blood Transfusion Council meeting also resolved to launch extensive awareness programmes for donor information, education, motivation, recruitment and retention in order to ensure adequate availability of safe blood and to encourage appropriate clinical use of blood and blood products.
During the meeting, the district wise achievements were highlighted where Tuensang district has significantly increased in the blood collection. The meeting also informed that blood collection status for the year 2011 is targeted to be 8000 and district wise target break-up for 2011-12 for collection at blood bank is 8200 targeting 120 camps.
The meeting also said that the remaining three new districts like Peren, Longleng and Kiphire would also set up blood bank with the facility of cold storage in the district. The committee also approved the Annual Action Plan for the year 2011-12 and unanimously approved Rs. 30,000 as a renewal of blood bank licence fee in the State.
Awareness and motivation camps for Voluntary Blood Donation camp amounting to Rs. 3,00,000 and periodic thematic meeting of medical officers of blood banks Rs. 35,000 and awareness and motivation for other organisation and blood collection Rs. 80,000 and observation of world blood donors day expend Rs. 35,000 was also approved by the Council in the meeting.
The meeting also said that blood donation drive is very important component in the activities in order to achieve its goal, therefore the assign duty officer in-charge should be sent for proper training. The members also suggested that more focus should be given to the college and higher secondary students. Upgradation of Dimapur Blood Bank to Model Blood Bank with blood component separation unit was also discussed in the meeting.
The committee has discussed the objectives to reiterate firmly the government commitment to provide safe and adequate quantity of blood, blood components and blood products. The Blood Transfusion Council meeting also resolved to launch extensive awareness programmes for donor information, education, motivation, recruitment and retention in order to ensure adequate availability of safe blood and to encourage appropriate clinical use of blood and blood products.
During the meeting, the district wise achievements were highlighted where Tuensang district has significantly increased in the blood collection. The meeting also informed that blood collection status for the year 2011 is targeted to be 8000 and district wise target break-up for 2011-12 for collection at blood bank is 8200 targeting 120 camps.
The meeting also said that the remaining three new districts like Peren, Longleng and Kiphire would also set up blood bank with the facility of cold storage in the district. The committee also approved the Annual Action Plan for the year 2011-12 and unanimously approved Rs. 30,000 as a renewal of blood bank licence fee in the State.
Awareness and motivation camps for Voluntary Blood Donation camp amounting to Rs. 3,00,000 and periodic thematic meeting of medical officers of blood banks Rs. 35,000 and awareness and motivation for other organisation and blood collection Rs. 80,000 and observation of world blood donors day expend Rs. 35,000 was also approved by the Council in the meeting.
The meeting also said that blood donation drive is very important component in the activities in order to achieve its goal, therefore the assign duty officer in-charge should be sent for proper training. The members also suggested that more focus should be given to the college and higher secondary students. Upgradation of Dimapur Blood Bank to Model Blood Bank with blood component separation unit was also discussed in the meeting.
