Pondicherry AIDS Control Society

BLOOD SAFETY

A safe blood supply is critical for the prevention of both HIV and other blood borne illnesses such as hepatitis and syphilis. In a concentrated epidemic, unscreened blood poses one of the most direct risks of transmission that may affect those in the general population. Maintaining a safe blood supply is mandated by law and is the primary responsibility of NACO.

By ensuring that all blood is screened properly for blood borne diseases before it is used for transfusions, this risk can be effectively eliminated. Another important step in safeguarding the supply of blood, is to promote voluntary, unpaid blood donations rather than to rely on directed (i.e. persons who donate blood as a means of replacing units required by friends or members of their family) or paid blood donors. It has been shown in many places that voluntary blood donors, tend to have a lower likelihood of being infected with blood borne diseases compared to paid and directed donors. However, in 2006, only 52% of the blood donations in India were provided by voluntary donors.

The Blood Banks in Pondicherry are,

Sl No	Name of the Blood Bank	Govt / Private	PH. No
1	Blood Bank, Government Hospital., Puducherry	Government	0413-2225366
2	Zonal Blood Transfusion Council, JIPMER, Puducherry	Government	0413-2274812
3	Blood Bank Government Hospital, Karaikal	Government	04368-227752
4	Blood Bank, Government Hospital, Mahe	Government	0490-2337140
5	Blood Bank, Government Yanam	Government	0884-2321817
6	St. Joseph of Cluny Hospital, Puducherry	Private	0413-2334813
7	Private blood bank association, Puducherry	Private	0413-2212874
8	Vinayaka medical college Hospital, Karaikal	Private	0413-263277
9	Mahatma Gandhi Medical College Hospital, Puducherry	Private	0413-2615449
10	Arubadaiveedu medical college Hospital, Puducherry	Private	0413-2615245
11	Pondicherry institute of Medical Sciences, Puducherry	Private	0413-2645927
12	Venkateswara Medical College Hospital, Puducherry	Private	0413-2645927