New Delhi: A union minister has emphasised on setting up blood banks along National Highways citing rise in number of road accidents.
Minister Jitendra Singh said on Friday that with the number of road accidents constantly on the rise, this (blood banks) will supplement timely help to the needy at places where the government infrastructure is still inadequate.
Singh’s observation came while inaugurating the 40th annual national conference of ‘Indian Society of Blood Transfusion and Immunohematology (ISBT)’ here.
Singh said the same facility can subsequently also be replicated in the interior belts of rural and semi-urban areas.
Singh offered to collaborate with ISBT and related agencies to initiate this process from his own Lok Sabha constituency Udhampur in Jammu and Kashmir to begin with.
A team of experts will soon be visiting the districts of Kathua, Udhampur and Reasi in J&K to work out an early implementation of this plan, he said.
Singh appreciated the efforts of ISBT and said that its role is not confined only to managing and executing blood transfusion but also spreading awareness among the society to encourage voluntary donations.
