The Orissa Voluntary Blood Donors’ and Motivators’ Association has demanded that the Blood Bank of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Bhubaneswar collect blood from voluntary blood donation camps to meet its patients’ needs.
“Patients are facing difficulties in getting blood at the AIIMS, Bhubaneswar. They are being forced to collect blood. As per norms, Red Cross and Government blood banks can collect blood from voluntary blood donation camps. It is very disappointing that the AIIMS Blood Bank is not collecting blood from such sources for which patients are facing difficulties,” pointed out association president Dillip Dashsharma.
Dashsharma demanded that the AIIMS authorities begin collecting blood from voluntary camps and help patients needing blood.