NRCS urges blood donation as stocks run dry
Summary
The Nepal Red Cross Society has urgently appealed for blood donations after stocks of blood and blood components ran dry at the Central Blood Transfusion Service in Kathmandu. The shortage follows a drop in donation programmes during the Dashain holidays, even as hospital demand keeps rising.
Key Points
- The Nepal Red Cross Society has urged healthy adults and voluntary donors to donate blood immediately after stocks ran out at the Central Blood Transfusion Service.
- Demand from hospitals has continued to rise while blood donation programmes dropped during the Dashain holidays.
- Dr Prakash Yadav said whole blood, PRBC and PRP stocks across all blood groups have been depleted.
- The NRCS said people can contact its blood service numbers or use the BTS Mobile App for information.
