Blood on priority for thalessemia patients

Shimla, May 17 (UNI) The Himachal Pradesh Government today said thalessemia patients were being provided blood from blood banks on priority basis without taking replacement donor.

An official spokesman said these patients were issued packed red cells and blood banks had prepared about 200 blood components during the months of April and May.

He said thalessemia patients were not facing any inconvenience on the account of shortage of blood.

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