Physical Health India Project #37067

Be a helping hand to those who need of blood

by Saurashtra Medical & Educational Charitable Trust

Be a helping hand to those who need of blood

Project Report | Nov 4, 2019
NABH Accredited Blood Bank.

By Life Blood Centre | Life Blood Centre

LBC - NABH Accredited Blood Bank

National Accreditation Board for Hospitals & Healthcare Providers (NABH)

NABH is a constituent board of Quality Council of India, set up to establish and operate accreditation programme for healthcare organisations.
In India, Heath System currently operates within an environment of rapid social, economical and technical changes. Such changes raise the concern for the quality of health care. Blood banks/ blood centres are an integral part of health care system.
Accreditation would be the single most important approach for improving the quality of blood banks. Accreditation of blood banks / blood centres and blood transfusion services strives to improve the quality and safety of collecting, processing, testing, transfusion and distribution of blood and blood products.
The accreditation programme assesses the quality and operational systems in place within the facility.
The accreditation includes compliance with the NABH standards, applicable laws and regulations including guidelines set by National AIDS Control organisation (NACO).

Blood Banks Data:

Out of 139 blood banks in Gujarat, 13 blood banks are NABH accredited. *
Out of 2946 blood banks in India, 94 blood banks are NABH accredited.*

(* Data from www.data.gov.in)

Life Blood Centre (formerly known as Rajkot Voluntary Blood Bank & Research Centre – RVBB & RC)

First time accredited in 2013: 11/03/2013 with certificate no. BB-2013-0051. (First in Saurashtra & First NGO based blood bank in India).
LBC is only NABH accredited blood bank in Rajkot out of 6 Blood Bank in Rajkot city.

Benefits of Accreditation

Standard protocols for each and every step.
Stringent blood donor selection criteria – helps in best quality of blood products for patients
Standard Operating Procedures based sophisticated blood component separation process.
Continual maintenance program for all advanced instruments / equipments.
Safeguard of valuable blood donors

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