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Article: Concerted efforts are required for safe blood transfusion.
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- UNB - United News of Bangladesh
- Article date:
- January 27, 2006
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Dhaka Courier January 27 (UNB): The blood that is bought to save dying patients contains germs of various incurable diseases. Due to an unholy alliance among a section of professional blood sellers, middlemen and blood bank employees, blood is collected untested ignoring all rules and regulations, which is why the supply of safe blood has become uncertain, writes Yasmin Rimi of NewsNetwork
Eleven-year-old Ipsita has been afflicted with Thalassamea when she was three and a half. Thalassamea is an incurable disease with no permanent cure. A patient inflicted with this disease needs frequent blood replacement. Since Ipsita has been diagnosed with Thalassamea, she ...