e-Raktkosh Portal | 22 Apr 2020

Why in News

Recently, the Union Health minister urged the use of the e-Raktkosh portal as a single point for maintaining real-time information on the status of stocks of each blood group.

• The Health Minister has termed the availability of blood in blood banks as 'essential'.
• In several blood disorders like thalassemia and haemophilia regular transfusion of the blood is necessary.

Key Points

• e-Raktkosh portal is a Centralized Blood Bank Management System.
• It is a comprehensive IT solution to standardize and streamline the standard operating procedures, guidelines and workflow of blood banks across the nation.
• It was inaugurated on 7^th April 2016 by then Minister of Health and Family Welfare (MoHWFW)
• It enforces Drug & Cosmetic Act, National blood policy standards and guidelines ensuring proper management of blood.
• e-Rakt Kosh has components for management of the blood donation life cycle which includes :
  
  • The biometric Donor Management System
  • Blood grouping,
  • TTI screening,
  • antibody screening,
  • A centralized Blood Inventory Management System
  • Bio-Medical Waste Management System for disposal of discarded blood

Blood Disorder

• A blood disorder is any condition that impacts one or more parts of the blood, usually interfering with its ability to work correctly.
• Blood disorder can be categorised as Common Blood Disorder like anaemia and Rare Blood Disorder like thalassemia.
• Types of Blood Disorder
  
  • Blood Disorders Affecting Red Blood Cells like Anemia, Pernicious anemia (B12 deficiency), Aplastic anemia, Autoimmune hemolytic anemia etc.
  • Blood disorders that affect White Blood Cells like Lymphoma, Leukemia, Multiple myeloma.
  • Blood Disorders Affecting Blood Plasma like hemophilia
  • Blood Disorders Affecting Platelets like thrombocytopenia.