Is there some uniform service charge fixed for a blood unit?
There are some guidelines developed by the National Blood Transfusion Council and circulated by NACO, on the amount of service charge that can be charged by blood banks functioning in any sector in the country. These guidelines specify that no blood bank will charge more than Rs.500/- for one unit of whole blood.
Ans. There are some guidelines developed by the National Blood Transfusion Council and circulated by NACO, on the amount of service charges that can be realised by blood banks functioning in any sector in the country. These guidelines specify that no blood bank will charge more than Rs.500/- for one unit of whole blood. However, since these are merely guidelines and have no legal sanction, blood banks have not been following them strictly. Q. What is the estimated demand of blood in the country and how much is collected. Is there any shortage of blood in the country? Ans. The estimated demand of blood in the country as calculated on the basis of WHO recommended norm, 7 units of blood per hospital bed, works out to about 6 million units of blood per annum. Presently, 6 million units of blood are being generated in the country, which should be just enough provided there are no wasteful practices in blood transfusion. With the advancement of technology and mushrooming of superspeciality h
Ans.There are some guidelines developed by the National Blood Transfusion Council and circulated by NACO, on the amount of service charges that can be realised by blood banks functioning in any sector in the country. These guidelines specify that no blood bank will charge more than Rs.500/- for one unit of whole blood. However, since these are merely guidelines and have no legal sanction, blood banks have not been following them strictly.
Ans. There are some guidelines developed by the National Blood Transfusion Council and circulated by NACO, on the amount of service charge that can be charged by blood banks functioning in any sector in the country. These guidelines specify that no blood bank will charge more than Rs.500/- for one unit of whole blood.
