Giridih blood bank running dry

History of blood transfusion in India

Inception of Sankalp foundation

Medical issues that demand blood transfusions

What makes voluntary blood donation safer

1 Lack Blood units collected on PM's birthday

Atul Gera's petitions on lack of blood

Quality of services during blood donations

Gumla blood bank

Putting in infrastructure is not enough

Hub and spoke model

This is the third episode of our miniseries “In the Red” on the blood supply shortage in the country. If you are listening to this episode, do make sure you have heard Part 1 and Part 2 of this mini-series In the Red. 

In this last episode, we try to understand the universe of blood banking and blood transfusions. Suno India’s Menaka Rao reports from Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh trying to understand how voluntary blood donations result in better supply of blood in the country and what measures can be taken to remedy this problem. Menaka speaks with Dr Joy Mammen, head of transfusion medicine at Christian Medical College, Vellore, Rajat Agarwal from Sankalp India foundation and Atul Gera who work in the field of voluntary blood donations. 

The reporting for this series is supported by Turuga Foundation which awarded me the Narender Revelli National Media Fellowship. 

References

Common Cause vs Union Of India And Others on 4 January, 1996
National Blood Policy
The_clinical_demand_and_supply_of_blood_in_India:_A_National_level_estimation_stdudy
Expert working group on manpower norms in blood centres 
Reply to Lob Sabha question August, 2022

This is the third episode of our miniseries “In the Red” on the blood supply shortage in the country. If you are listening to this episode, do make sure you have heard Part 1 and Part 2 of this mini-series In the Red. 
In this last episode, we try to understand the universe of blood banking and blood transfusions. Suno India’s Menaka Rao reports from Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh trying to understand how voluntary blood donations result in better supply of blood in the country and what measures can be taken to remedy this problem. Menaka speaks with Dr Joy Mammen, head of transfusion medicine at Christian Medical College, Vellore, Rajat Agarwal from Sankalp India foundation and Atul Gera who work in the field of voluntary blood donations. 
The reporting for this series is supported by Turuga Foundation which awarded me the Narender Revelli National Media Fellowship. 
References
<a href="https://indiankanoon.org/doc/1449517/">Common Cause vs Union Of India And Others on 4 January, 1996</a> <a href="http://naco.gov.in/sites/default/files/National%20Blood%20Policy_0.pdf">National Blood Policy</a> <a href="https://www.researchgate.net/publication/359783379_The_clinical_demand_and_supply_of_blood_in_India_A_National_level_estimation_study">The_clinical_demand_and_supply_of_blood_in_India:_A_National_level_estimation_stdudy</a> <a href="http://naco.gov.in/sites/default/files/Attachment-2%20Report%20of%20Expert%20working%20group%20for%20manpower%20norms-min.pdf">Expert working group on manpower norms in blood centres </a> <a href="http://164.100.24.220/loksabhaquestions/annex/179/AS291.pdf">Reply to Lob Sabha question August, 2022</a>

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The Suno India Show&rsquo; is a news show by Suno India combining slow journalism with under-represented and under-reported stories. Covering the diverse range of topics like politics, technology, education and society, the host brings in informative interviews and engaging discussions with experts. The show not only shines a spotlight on stories that matter but keeps the listeners up to date with the latest national news.

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