The Nepali capital Kathmandu Valley has been witnessing an average blood shortfall of 40 percent for months, the Nepal Red Cross Society (NRCS) said.
According to The Himalayan Times Monday report, the valley has been witnessing a shortage of blood though the Central Blood Transfusion Service (CBTS) unit under the NRCS has been launching blood collection campaigns.
On average, the valley needs around 250 pint of blood every day, but the NRCS manages to collect only around 150 pint of blood daily, an official at the NRCS was quoted by the daily as saying.
In the fiscal year 2006-07 ended in mid-July, the CBTS collected 115,720-pint blood, while the demand was 145,162 pint.
Dr Manita Raj Karnikar, director of the CBTS, however, claimed that they are managing to cope up with the situation by separating the components of blood and distributing only the required components.
The lack of clinical awareness on the part of doctors and inappropriate use of blood during surgeries for the rise in the demand for blood, Karnikar said, adding "this usually happens when the patients need blood of the negative group."
"Though the number of blood donors increased by 11 percent last year, the increase was not enough to meet the increasing demand for blood," she said.
With the objective of meeting the demand for blood, the Blood Donors' Association (BLODAN) has launched an e-blood banking scheme. BLODAN has established blood collection centers at different parts of the valley to encourage people to donate blood.
Source: Xinhua
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