Minister for Health and Family Welfare Dinesh Gundu Rao has directed officials of the Health Department to establish a blood bank in the district headquarters to reduce anaemia cases.
Addressing a review meeting in Yadgir on Thursday, Mr. Gundu Rao said that the district has been witnessing high numbers of anaemia cases in the recent days. Therefore, it is necessary to establish a blood bank on top priority in two weeks to reduce such cases, he added.
Referring to incidents where doctors suggested that patients in government hospitals bring medicine from outside, the Minister strictly warned that such a practice should be stopped immediately and the authorities should keep sufficient and necessary medicine in hospitals.
