Lok Sabha Question No. 2981 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-02
Subject: Shortage of Blood
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: KRUPAL BALAJI TUMANE, RAJAN BABURAO  VICHARE, ARVIND GANPAT SAWANT

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2981 TO BE ANSWERED ON 2 ND DECEMBER, 2016

## SHORTAGE OF BLOOD

## 2981. SHRI KRUPAL BALAJI TUMANE: SHRI RAJAN VICHARE: SHRI ARVIND SAWANT:

Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:

(a)  whether  the  country  faces  shortage of  approximately  3  million  units  blood  as per  World Health Organisation report and if so, the details thereof and reaction of the Government thereto;

(b) the steps taken/proposed to be taken by the Government to promote blood donation and the number of blood donation camps along with the details of rules, guidelines and regulations to organise these camps;

(c) whether the Government proposes to set up an integrated blood bank automation system for various blood donors, hospitals and other agencies and also start an e - blood bank and if so, the detail thereof;

(d) whether certain instances of black marketing of blood and run ning of unlicensed/illegal blood banks and blood storage centres have been reported in the country and if so, the details thereof, State/ UT - wise along with remedial measures taken in this regard; and

(e) whether the Government has allowed import of blood plasma required for treatment of liver diseases in view of acute shortage of human albumin serum and if so, the details thereof and if not the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SMT. ANUPRIYA PATEL )

(a) : No.  World  Health  Organisation  report  to  this  effect  has  not  been  received  by Government.

(b) : The Government. seeks to promote voluntary blood donation through IEC campaigns.  I addition, financial assistance is provided to states for hol ding blo d d nation camps.  Mobile blood donation buses and blood transportation vans with dedicated human resource have b provided to all States to help in this effort.

45966 Blood Donation Camps have been organized across India for the period of Ap r Sep 2016 and blood donation camps are organised as per the rules frame work and regulat under  provisions  of  Drugs  and  Cosmetic  Act  1940  and  rules  1945there  under  and  guideli from NACO.  An extract of the guidelines are at Annexure -I.

(c): Natio nal  Blood  Transfusion  Council  has  enrolled  all  the  licensed  blood  banks  of country on the National Health Portal where details including address, contact numbers placed on public domain. A mobile application to locate the nearest blood banks is functional on android platform. This enables people to connect to blood banks and hospitals during emerg

National Health Mission has initiated an e - raktkosh system which is an integrated Blood Bank  Management  Information  System  that  addresses  the  issues  from  collection  of  blood issuing  of  blood  to  the  patients,  the  deficit  of  the  collection  of  blood  with  resp requirement  especially  from  voluntary  blood  donors  and  gaps  in  the  process of  effective management of blood services in the country.

In addition, states have developed e - blood bank initiative which are functional in Bihar, Odisha, , Karnataka, Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh.

- (d) : A indicative statement as information collected f rom State Drug Licensing Authority and forwarded from Office of Drug Controller General (India) is at Annexure -II
- (e) : Yes. The Central Drugs Standard Control Organization has granted Import Licenses stake holders for Import of Human Blood Plasma, based upon their application from time to time, for fractionation into different blood products including Human Albumin.