Experts say that colleges and organisations must take initiative to donate blood. Fewer donors and large scale wastage of blood due to excessive collection has led to shortage of blood supply to government hospitals. Dr. Prasanna, from Victoria hospital said, “A government hospital requires 180 units of blood, however, the hospital only gets below 80 […]
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Official says that there is a shortage of blood donations as many IT companies are still functioning in work-from-home mode. Blood banks are facing an acute shortage of blood donations from Information Technology (IT) companies after the pandemic, as most companies are still continuing the work-from-mode culture that was initiated during lock downs. Ashok H […]
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Expert says incidence of heart attack reduce by almost 80 percent by donating blood. Donating blood can help in preventing major heart diseases in the donor. Dr. R. Shreelatha, Professor and Head of Department (HOD) of Immunohematology and Blood Bank Transfusion at Victoria Hospital said, “People are unaware about the fact that donating blood can […]
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The state blood collection for the last year has dipped 50 percent compared to 2020, data shows. Bengaluru: Every two weeks, Gagandeep Singh scrambles for blood donors in Bengaluru. Davangere-based Jagadish travels 250 kilometres to reach Bengaluru for his blood transfusion. Dhanya is asked for a blood replacement every time she gets a transfusion in […]
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An increase in the number of young donors is helping blood banks in the city restore their blood bank supplies. More young people are donating blood, as blood banks are coming up with campaigns to encourage blood donation post-Covid. “There has been a 30-45 percent rise in the number of young people donating blood […]
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Voluntary blood donation in Bengaluru has decreased drastically resulting in blood banks seeking replacement donors. Bengaluru: For those suffering from thalassemia—a blood disorder wherein the body doesn’t synthesis enough hemoglobin, decreasing the blood’s ability to carry oxygen—getting consistent access to blood is vital. Patients require an average of one bag of blood every 15 days, […]
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Blood donors are 88% less likely to suffer a heart attack. By Praveena P Bangalore, April 8, 2019. Blood donation has been proven to help reduce heart diseases for the donor. A website named Fed Health states that blood donation can not only be helpful for the patient who will be receiving that blood, but […]
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