Plans drawn up for the millennium include the establishment of a voluntary donor list. Medical experts at the seminar were of the view that regular, voluntary blood donors are the safest donors. Unlike today, where you can count on the blood bank to get blood, about ten years back, people had a tough time having to find blood donors. Before 1992, we didn't get blood from the Central Blood Bank. If people don't donate, the patient doesn't get blood.
People pay around Rs.
We wouldn't encourage private blood banks because it becomes a business then and can be dangeous. The CBB also offers to train staff from private nursing homes. By Tania Fernando W hile a concerted campaign helped to reduce the number of cracker victims this year, other incidents took a heavy toll during the past four days of national New Year. In the Galle police division there were six deaths and 108 other casualties while Kandy reported one death and 230 casualties. One of the most serious incidents was a shooting in Kalutara where two people were killed.