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Rotary Blood Bank
Rotary Blood Bank is India's largest blood bank, located in the Tughlakabad Institutional Area, New Delhi, India.[1] BackgroundRotary Blood Bank was established in 2002 and is under the supervision of the Central Government.[2] In September 2021, Rotary revealed its plan to extend its services to other parts of the country. It has blood banks in cities including Kakinada, Hyderabad, and Visakhapatnam.[3] The blood bank signed an MoU with Shri Vishwakarma Skill University for providing certificate programme in phlebotomy technician and OJT in medical lab technology programmes.[4] Blood collection centerAt the 56-57 Tughlakabad Institutional Area facility are available collection stations for 5-50 people giving blood donations at a time. CampRotary collects blood from organized groups e.g. Colleges and Organizations, where any person can donate blood. Blood collections are collected by two Mini Buses which provide a mobile medical facility.[5] Processing of bloodAfter collection of blood from in-house/camp, it is processed in the lab; where an erst while state-of-art facility is available after initial screening. Here blood separated in major three components e.g. Red cells, Plasma and Platelets. In last few years there is a large demand for Platelets from September to December to treat Dengue fever. [citation needed] System/equipments
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