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Some Features of Rotary and Blood Bank Society Resource Centre (Blood Centre 37)

License for Operation as a Blood Bank

The Blood Resource centre is an authorized centre by the drug controller general of India for processing of Whole Blood, Blood Components and Apheresis. As per the policy of the Drug Controller General of India, a team from the office of Drug Controller, U.T Chandigarh conducts periodic checks to observe the functioning of the Blood Centre.

Blood demand and supply

The blood and blood components were issued as per the demand of various hospitals in Chandigarh and adjoining areas in the states of Punjab, Haryana and Himachal Pradesh.

In accordance with the national policy the Blood Centre coordinates its activities closely with National Aids Control Organisation (NACO) and State Aids Control Organisation (SACO). In accordance with the mandatory instructions of NACO/SACO, a detailed report on various parameters is sent to the concerned authorities regularly. The reports include information on each month’s blood collection and issue, its testing for various diseases, the number of positive units discarded due to various reasons, the state of equipment and other technical aspects.

Mandatory Tests

All blood collected by the Centre undergoes five mandatory screening tests as prescribed by the National Blood Transfusion Policy (Government of India) as follows:

  • HIV 
  • Hepatitis B Virus
  • Hepatitis C Virus
  • Syphilis
  • Malaria

Blood Donation Camps

The Blood Centre-37 conducts, on an average, ten to twelve blood donation camps at various places every month. The donors are counselled before and after donation thoroughly on all aspects of blood donation by highly trained and dedicated staff of this Centre including the Director, Blood Transfusion Officer and a professional Counsellor.

List of members of the Governing Council of Rotary & Blood Bank Society Resource Centre:

No Name Designation
1. Mr. Rajendra K Saboo President, Rotary and Blood Bank Society Resource Centre
2 Mr. Anil K Nehru Chairman, Managing Committee, Blood Centre
3 Mrs. Niti Sarin Secretary, Blood Centre
4 Mrs. Surinder Paul Kaur Administrator, Blood Centre
5 Mr. Anil Khanna Treasurer, Blood Centre
6 Dr. Manish Rai Director, Blood Centre
7 Mr. Vinod Kapoor Member, IPP, Rotary Club, Chandigarh
8 Mr. Anil Chadda Member, President, Rotary Club, Chandigarh
9 Mr. Jatinder Kumar Kapur

Member, President Elect, Rotary Club,

Chandigarh

10 Mr. M.L. Sarin

Member, President, Blood Bank Society,

Chandigarh

11 Dr. Keshav Malhotra Member, Blood Bank Society, Chandigarh
12 Mrs. Vanita Sahni Member, Blood Bank Society, Chandigarh
13 Prof. K.S. Arya Member, Blood Bank Society, Chandigarh
14 Mr. Baldev K. Aggarwal Member, Rotary Club, Chandigarh
15 Mr. Divjinder Paul Singh Member, Rotary Club, Chandigarh
16 Mr. Praveen C Goyal Member, Rotary Club, Chandigarh
17 Mrs. Malavika Goswamy Member, Blood Bank Society, Chandigarh
18 Mrs. Sukrita Singh Member, Blood Bank Society, Chandigarh
19 Mr. Munish Jauhar Member, Blood Bank Society, Chandigarh

 

List of members of the Managing Committee of Rotary & Blood Bank Society Resource Centre:

2 Mr. Anil K Nehru Chairman, Managing Committee, Blood Centre
3 Mrs. Niti Sarin Secretary, Blood Centre
4 Mrs. Surinder Paul Kaur Administrator, Blood Centre
5 Mr. Anil Khanna Treasurer, Blood Centre
6 Dr. Manish Rai Director, Blood Centre
7 Mr. Krishan Kumar Member, Rotary Club, Chandigarh
8 Mr. Vinod Kapoor Member, Rotary Club, Chandigarh
9 Mr. Jagesh K Khaitan Member, Rotary Club, Chandigarh
10 Mr. Madhukar Malhotra Member, Blood Bank Society, Chandigarh
11 Mr. Charanjit Singh Member, Rotary Club, Chandigarh
12 Mr. M.L. Sarin Member, President, Blood Bank Society,
Chandigarh
13 Mrs. Vanita Sahni Member, Blood Bank Society, Chandigarh
14 Prof. K.S. Arya Member, Blood Bank Society, Chandigarh
15 Mrs. Malavika Goswamy Member, Blood Bank Society, Chandigarh

 

Administration

No Name Designation
1. Mrs. Surinder Paul Kaur Administrator

Technical Team

No Name Designation
1 Dr. Manish Rai Director
2 Dr. Roli Agarwal Blood Transfusion Officer
3 Mr. Vijay Sudan Technical Supervisor -1
4 Mr. Vivek Sharma Technical Supervisor -2