Tamil Nadu - Chennai   

Governor for setting up more blood banks

— Photo: A.Muralitharan

Governor Surjit Singh Barnala presenting the Best Blood Bank in Chennai City Award to representatives of the Institute of Child Health, Egmore, on Tuesday. Health Secretary V.K.Subburaj and Health Minister M.R.K.Panneerselvam are in the picture.

CHENNAI: Governor Surjit Singh Barnala on Tuesday said easy access to blood could be achieved only through government, private and non-governmental partnership.

Speaking at the National Voluntary Blood Donation Day celebrations here, he said there was a need for increasing the number of blood banks as mere collection of blood would not suffice.

He said the workforce in the public and private sectors, government employees and students should be motivated to donate blood. Groups of voluntary blood donors must be formed, he added.

Mr. Barnala said safe and appropriate clinical use of blood and blood products was the need of the hour, adding that more blood components separation units could be set up, leading to reduction of wastage.

He presented awards to blood donors, blood banks, government hospitals and to donor organisations. Special awards were presented to individuals for organising voluntary blood donor camps at the function organised at Raj Bhavan by Tamil Nadu State AIDS Control Society, Tamil Nadu State Blood Transfusion Council and Chennai Corporation AIDS Prevention and Control Society.

Health Minister M.R.K.Panneerselvam, said Tamil Nadu was a model State as far as voluntary blood donation was concerned. Voluntary blood donation had increased from 50.6 to 82 per cent.

Health Secretary V.K.Subburaj said efforts were being taken to increase the number of blood storage centres in the government sector. Primary health centres were being included as blood storage centres. In the government sector, there were 83 blood banks and 63 storage centres, he said.

Mayor M. Subramanian, Project Director of Tamil Nadu State AIDS Control Society Supriya Sahu and Project Director of Chennai Corporation AIDS Prevention and Control Society Anju George spoke.

Printer friendly page  
Send this article to Friends by E-Mail

Stories in this Section

Stolen gold coins recovered
Over 42,000 kg of rice seized
“Sri Lankan Tamils know who stood by them from beginning”
One held in Kolkata for temple theft
Sentenced to life imprisonment
Man held for barging into CM’s house
Centre plans ‘green corridor’ for farmers
Arasu Cable to procure advanced digital head-end
Barnala calls for unity
Almost all pregnant women receive three antenatal care
Train nurses in super-specialties: Kalam
Perunchithiranar’s works to be nationalised
Grand plans for Shaastra
Varied cuisine of India under one roof
A moment of crowning glory for elders
Poignant portrayal in positive frames
Police personnel attend workshop on copyrights
BSNL data backup service
Southern Railway official held
Entrance exam coaching, a bane?
Kathipara grade separator opening in November
Students must teach underprivileged children during vacation: Kalam
Acute diarrhoeal cases received at Tondiarpet hospital
Governor for setting up more blood banks
Load shedding returns?
Special feast for prison inmates
Property tax for private schools?
Cruise in ship
Chennai fares better than other urban areas in Tamil Nadu, says national family health survey
Temple valuables stolen
Dies of asphyxia
Protest against road project
Two held for robbing petrol bunk employee
Man arrested for murdering wife
‘Green corridor’ for farmers
1.5 lakh artificial groundwater structures by October-end
Subsidy and permits for tourism-friendly auto drivers
“Nurture entrepreneurial spirit in youth”
Terminal for non-scheduled flight operators
American First Ladies and India factor
Vocalist Kandhasamy honoured for service to Tamizh Isai
Chennai today

Copyright © 2008, The Hindu. Republication or redissemination of the contents of this screen are expressly prohibited without the written consent of The Hindu