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Colvin hospital to have blood separation unit
A LARGE number of dengue deaths in the State and the failure of blood banks to meet platelet demand has for the first time led the State government to take major decisions to upgrade facilities at the district hospital blood banks. In a first of its kind initiative, the district hospital of Allahabad, Jhansi, Gorakhpur, Bareilly, Saharanpur and Agra have been identified for setting up Blood Component Separation Unit.
A LARGE number of dengue deaths in the State and the failure of blood banks to meet platelet demand has for the first time led the State government to take major decisions to upgrade facilities at the district hospital blood banks.
In a first of its kind initiative, the district hospital of Allahabad, Jhansi, Gorakhpur, Bareilly, Saharanpur and Agra have been identified for setting up Blood Component Separation Unit.
In Allahabad, the proposal has been invited from Moti Lal Nehru (Colvin) District Hospital for availability of staff and instruments for getting the licence of Blood Component Separation Unit.
Director, 'Chiktsa Upchar', Medical and Health Services, Lucknow MP Bansal has asked the Colvin's chief medical superintendent to submit a proposal about the availability of floor area, trained staff and instruments for getting the licence for the Blood Component Separation Unit.
The proposal has been sought in the context of a PIL filed in the Lucknow Bench of High Court.
The court in its hearing on October 2, 2006 had demanded from the State government to submit details of treatment facilities to the dengue patients (which also includes setting up the Blood Component Separation Units) and steps taken to control dengue cases in future on the principle of 'Prevention is Better than Cure'.
However, if thing works out according to the plans, the Colvin Hospital will become the first district hospital in the region to get the Blood Component Separation Unit. The other Blood Component Separation Unit is running here at the Swarup Rani Nehru Hospital's blood bank of the MLN Medical College.
"We have already submitted details of availability of floor area and trained staff for getting the licence for running the Blood Component Separation Unit," said Dr SJ Singh, chief medical superintendent of Colvin Hospital.
Dr Singh said several instruments including AC, blood collection monitor, emergency power back-up system, blood bags and weighing machines have been requested to fulfil the licensing norms of Blood Component Separation Unit.
"We also need five trained pathologists, five lab technicians, nurse and technical supervisor. The special grants have also been requested for maintaining the unit," he added.
Dr Singh said this would be a major relief to patients who had to rely on private blood banks for getting components of blood, including platelets.
