Mysuru: Even though Covid-19 cases have fallen, the struggle for blood for transfusion continues to be a challenge for their patients and relatives.
Increased cases of dengue fever only throws spanners in work, because the outbreak has increased the pressure on the desperate blood bank waiting back to normal.
Relatives of patients turned to various channels such as social media and their respective communities to plug in a crisis triggered by pandemic and exacerbated by dengue fever.
Many blood donors in Mysuru were flooded with donation requests, especially for various operations at multi-special hospitals.
Blood bank also provides supply only after they believe that shares will be replaced.
Activists engaged in blood donor camps said the gap between demand and supply was still wide even though the pandemic was not the type of threat at the second wave height.
Anand Mandot from Terapth Yuvak Parishad, Mysuru, said two reasons for the shortcomings increased in dengue cases, and the fact that all hospitals had continued operation with slope.
“Even though Covid 19 cases dropped, blood donors have not taken it,” he said.
Christy Victor, Responsible, Chandrakala Blood Bank agreed to say: “There is not enough donors in a blood donor camp which is the reason the bank faces shortcomings.
Because of the fear of Covid-19, people do not want to advance and contribute.
So, patients regulate blood Through their contacts and relatives.
We replaced the blood donated by them.
“However, Girish SE, Managing Director, Jeevadhara Blood Bank, said the situation had risen with the resumption of several voluntary blood donor camps.
“Because of the rupture of dengue fever, the demand for platelets has increased in the last 40 days and it proves the problem,” he said.
Pandemic Downside: Getting Blood for Transfusion Still a Great Struggle in Mysore
