Blood banks in all districts
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, April 16 2011:
Blood banks/storage centres would be set up in all the District Hospitals of the State within the current year, Project Director of State Mission Society, National Rural Health Mission Pradip Kumar Jha informed.
Speaking as chief guest of the prize distribution ceremony of the Ist Journalists' Sports Meet organised by All Manipur Working Journalists' Union (AMWJU) from March 18 to 22, at Manipur Press Club here today, Pradip Kumar Jha informed that to resolve the problem of irregular power supply when the blood banks are set up, steps have also been taken up for installation of Solar Power Plant of 25 KVA capacity in all the district hospitals.
Supply of required medicines in all the districts under NRHM has also been started along with procurement from Tamil Nadu Medical Service Corporation.
Of the supply order of 91 truck loads of medicines placed with the Corporation, 22 truck loads have been received so far and the same started dispatching to different districts of the State, the Project Officer added.
Joint CEO N Praveen, who was also presented during the prize distribution ceremony as guest of honour, appreciated the organising of sports meet for journalists in the State and suggested that more lady journalists should be encouraged to take part in such sports meet in future.