Kerala Govt to launch Real-time Blood Bank Tracking Application
Veena George
Thiruvananthapuram: The Kerala Health Department is developing a centralized software, 'Blood Bank Traceability App', to provide real-time information on the availability of safe and suitable blood units across the State.
"A portal is also being prepared as part of this project to help the public know the exact availability of blood. The government is trying to make this portal available to the public by the end of this year," Health Minister Veena George has said, news agency UNI reported.
The minister also clarified that once this becomes a reality, information on blood banks will be available from anywhere.
To ensure the availability of blood, blood storage units or blood banks have been set up in all hospitals, from community health centres to maternity hospitals.
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The project is being implemented by K-DISC, Kerala State AIDS Control Society, Blood Transfusion Council and eHealth under the leadership of the Health Department. It also aims to achieve the important goal of 100 per cent voluntary blood donation in the coming years.
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