Visakhapatnam, Oct. 7 -- Andhra Pradesh Minister for Health Satya Kumar Yadav has felt that by adopting rationalized use of blood, the shortage for blood could be overcome.
A two-day national workshop on 'Rationalize Use of Blood' began here on Tuesday. Addressing the event, Health Minister Satya Kumar Yadav said the need for blood in India with a population of over 140 crores is not easy and in such circumstances, "rational consumption" should become a way of life, thereby overcoming the shortage of blood supply.
The annual blood requirement in India is estimated to be around 1.5 crore units, but reports indicate that there is a shortage of 10 to 40 lakh units across the country, he stated. The Minister explained that according to WHO st...