Committed to maintaining highest blood transfusion standards: Saini

Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini, said that the Haryana Government was consistently working to modernise health facilities and promote voluntary blood donation. He said the government was also committed to maintaining the highest standards of blood transfusion services so that every citizen could have timely access to safe blood.

The Chief Minister was addressing the inauguration of the 50th Annual National Conference, ‘Golden Jubilee Transcon 2025’, organised by the Indian Society of Blood Transfusion and Immunohematology (ISBTI) in Gurugram. on Friday. Cooperation, Heritage and Tourism Minister Dr Arvind Kumar Sharma, Pataudi MLA Bimla Chaudhary, Sohna MLA Tejpal Tanwar and Gurugram MLA Mukesh Sharma were also present.

The CM said that presently, a total of 149 blood centres were operating in Haryana, with a target of collecting 3.3 lakh units of blood this year. He informed that 2,22,433 units had already been collected. He said it was a matter of pride that the state had achieved a remarkable position as a leading hub of industry on one side, and on the other, standing tall in the field of voluntary blood donation.

The Chief Minister said that the standard of healthcare services in Haryana had been consistently improving. In the last 11 years, the state has recorded major reforms in the health sector. Where earlier there used to be 30-bed hospitals, now 100-bed facilities are available. Similarly, hospitals with 100 beds have been expanded to 200 beds, and those with 200 beds have been expanded to 400 beds.

He said that the government was working at the grassroots level to ensure quality health services for every citizen. In 2014, only 700 doctors were trained annually in Haryana; today, this number has increased to 2,600 per year. The government’s target is to further increase this to 3,400 seats annually by 2029.