Blood banks failing to meet target: SBTC

Several Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) and state-run blood banks are at risk of being closed or downgraded to mere storage centres after failing to meet the annual collection target of 2,000 blood units, as mandated by the National Blood Transfusion Council (NBTC).

- Rupsa Chakraborty

The State Blood Transfusion Council (SBTC) recently issued notices to about 25-30 such underperforming blood banks across the state, including seven to 10 in Mumbai.

“Licensed blood centres are expected to collect a minimum of 2,000 units annually as per NBTC guidelines issued on March 12, 2015. However, your blood centre’s collection has been considerably less,” the SBTC stated in its July 16 letter to GT Hospital's blood bank.