Naveen flags off 10 new vaccine, 5 blood collection vans to improve services at remote areas
Bureau,Odishabarta
Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today flagged off new blood collection and vaccine vans for service at different regions of the State. These vans will enhance the capacity to serve in remote areas, the Chief Minister said after the vans rolled out.
While 5 new mobile blood collection vans were rolled out for 4 districts, 2 vans set out for Keonjhar and 1 each to Angul, Jharsuguda and Kandhamal. Currently, there are 56 blood banks and 14 mobile blood collection vans in State including these 5. More mobile collection vans will be added to existing strength. As a part of life saving measure and in order to increase voluntary blood collection in remote areas, blood collection vans are being supplied to different health facilities.
In November 2019, a total of 9 Mobile Blood Collection Vans were supplied and are stationed at the Blood Banks of SCB MC&H- Cuttack, MKCG MC&H- Berhampur, VIMSAR-Burla, DHH-Bolangir, SLNMC&H-Koraput, DHH-Baripada, DHH- Balasore, DHH-Bargarh and RGH-Rourkela resulting an increase of the total voluntary blood collection from 89,917 units in 2020 to 1,26,747 units in the year 2022.
In order to further carry forward this trend, another 5 fully fabricated Mobile Blood Collection Vans (which include Collection Equipment such as Donor Couch, Blood Storage Refrigerator, Blood Collection Monitor, Blood Bag Sealer and Ancillaries such as generator, inverter etc.) are procured by the State Government @ Rs.54,02,800/- per van leading to total cost of Rs 2,70,14,000/- (Inclusive of Blood Collection Equipment & ancillaries).
Similarly, 10 Insulated Vaccine Vans were also flagged off. While 1 Van will serve at the State Vaccine Store, 9 other vans will serve at 9 regional vaccine stores namely, Balasore, Balangir, Berhampur, Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Koraput, Phulbani, Sambalpur and Sundargarh. The 10 numbers of vaccine vans are procured at the total cost of Rs 3,32,67,000/- ( @ Rs 33,26,700/- per van) out of the State budget.
Health & Family Welfare Minister Niranjan Pujari, Secretary to CM VK Pandian, Health Secretary Salini Pandit, MD of OSMCL D Brunda and officers of Health Department were present.
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