Odisha

Patients with blood disorders to get Rs 500 travel expense for transfusion

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday announced that the state government has decided to provide Rs 500 per month to the patients with blood disorders towards transportation cost for blood transfusion.

Gracing the state-level observance of Voluntary Blood Donation Day on Friday, the Chief Minister said, “As transfusion is always associated with risk of transfusion-related infections, the practice of appropriate clinical use of blood should be improved for its optimal use.”

“We have 14 blood component separation units in the state, including the private units, to prepare components of blood for the optimal use of the scarce drug and avoid unnecessary transfusion. The government will open seven new blood component separation units at Balasore, Baripada, Keonjhar, Koraput, Bargarh, Balangir and Rourkela. More such units at Jharsuguda, Dhenkanal, Phulbani and Bhawanipatna next year,” he added.

On the occasion, the Chief Minister felicitated as many as 27 organisations and institutions for their outstanding achievements in promoting blood donation.

OB Bureau

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