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Department of Immunohaematology & Blood Transfusion,
IGMC Shimla is a Regional Blood Transfusion Centre
as recognized by NACO, New Delhi. This Department
was created in the year 2008. The license for processing
whole human blood I.P. was granted in the year-1996
and annual collection was around 5000 units with
33% through voluntary collection. With the development
of clinical and super specialty departments and
to optimize blood utilization a Component Separation
Unit was started and NACO granted a BCSU status,
in the year 2002. As per National Blood Policy guidelines,
the department is promoting voluntary blood donation
by spreading messages through posters, awareness
camps, poster competitions and felicitating donors
on World Blood Donor Day and National Voluntary
Blood Donation Day. Voluntary blood donations have
steadily increased over the years. The number of
Voluntary Blood Donation Camps has also increased
over the years to about 80-90 per year. The annual
blood collection is around 9500 units with 75% through
voluntary donations. The blood units are processed
into various blood components such as Packed Red
Cells, fresh frozen plasma, platelet concentrate
and Cryoprecipitate.
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Department provides round the clock emergency
services for the supply of blood and blood components
to patients within IGMC and other hospitals. For
arranging blood in emergency situations the department
has displayed the names, and telephone numbers
of various NGOs active in the field of blood donation.
The name, address and telephone number of individual
donor is also provided to the patients/their attendants
by the Department to arrange blood in urgent conditions.
The Department provides the facility of blood/blood
components to various Thalassemia major and cancer
patients without taking replacement donation on
regular basis. The department is in growing phase
and require more facilities to be added; we hope
that with continued efforts and support we would
scale now heights in near future.
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