Public health: Two regional blood centres to open soon

Centres being set up in Multan, Bahawalpur


APP November 25, 2015
PHOTO: AFP

LAHORE: The establishment of regional blood centres (RBCs) has been started in the province, Adviser to Chief Minister on Health Khawaja Salman Rafiq said on Wednesday.

He was chairing a meeting to review arrangements for setting up the RBCs.

“In the first phase, Multan and Bahawalpur will have state-of-the-art regional blood centres. These centres have been completed and will be inaugurated soon. All hospital-based blood banks in both the divisional headquarters will be attached with the RBCs to provide safe and healthy blood to patients,” Rafiq said.

Health Secretary Jawad Rafiq Malik, Technical Affairs Additional Secretary Dr Salman Shahid, Tayyap Erdogan Trust Hospital Muzaffargarh Adviser Dr Tasman Abne Rasa, Indus Hospital Trust Karachi Blood Banks Head Prof Saba Jamal and Institute of Blood Transfusion Services Lahore Director Zafar Iqbal attended the meeting. Saba Jamal gave a presentation on the blood centres of Indus Hospital Karachi. Rafiq said that RBCs in the Punjab would be established and run on the pattern of Indus Hospital blood banks. “These RBCs in the Punjab are being established with the cooperation of EPOS Health Management Germany,” he said.

He said that master trainers would get training from Indus Hospital Karachi. “They will then train the technical staff for other RBCs in Punjab. These centres will ensure the provision of screened blood to patients. 

Published in The Express Tribune, November 26th, 2015.

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