Jamshedpur-the city of century blood doners

Ranchi, Nov 28 (UNI) Steel City Jamshedpur has registered a record number of blood donation cases.

According to health department sources about one third blood doners, who had donated their blood for more than hundred times, were from the steel city.

Joint Director cum Administrative officer of Jharkhand State AIDS Control Society D P Taneja told reporters here that number of authentic blood doners, who had donated blood for more than hundred times were 35 and 22.

Replying to a query, Mr Taneja said lack of proper knowledge among rural people was the main reason behind scarcity of blood in blood banks.

He said 10 more blood banks would be opened in this fiscal to provide ancility health services in 22 districts.

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