Blood Bank appeals for donations as weather disrupts mobile drives

A shortage of blood has emerged in the country as a result of the ongoing disaster situation, according to Dr. Lakshman Edirisinghe, Director of the National Blood Transfusion Service. Dr. Edirisinghe said the current weather conditions have disrupted the ability to organize mobile blood donation campaigns, which usually supply the majority of daily blood requirements. “On average, we need between 1,400 and 1,500 blood units per day to maintain the national blood system, and about 85 percent of that usually comes from mobile donation campaigns,” he said. He warned that the required volume of blood has not been met in…

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