Lord Mahavir Civil Hospital wasted 458 units of blood during 2008 and 2009, stated RTI activist Arvind Sharma in a letter to Punjab State Human Rights Commission. He has sought action from the commission as the blood had stayed in the hospital storage for longer than the expiry period and got wasted as a result.
He said the blood had to be dumped in the drain. He got hold of this data through an RTI query. In 2008, civil hospital wasted 357 units of blood and in 2009, 101 units went unused. Arvind Sharma said that if we get 2010's data from the hospital, everybody would be shocked.
"In 2008, many people died of dengue in the city. Even then, blood as wasted because of lacklustre attitude of the health department officials. Civil hospital has four refrigerators and can store up to 1,000 units of blood. It has refused blood to the lot of people in the city." He demanded a detailed inquiry from the commission against the guilty officers.
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