Andaman and Nicobar Islands blood Banks are the organizations that collect and preserve blood and blood components for further use. The blood banks of Andaman and Nicobar Islands are very efficient in their service. They take various precautions while collecting and preserving the blood and blood components.
Generally, the blood banks at Andaman and Nicobar Islands collect blood by organizing blood donation camps whereby people come voluntarily to donate blood. The blood banks make several test before collecting blood from a person so as to check whether the person can donate blood or not. Only healthy people are allowed to donate bloods.
The efficiency of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands blood banks was witnessed by the whole world during Tsunami in December 2004. The blood banks across the whole of India including the Andaman and Nicobar Islands blood banks participated in the relief measure.
Generally all the hospitals have their own blood banks. Some of these Andaman and Nicobar Islands blood banks provide blood to other hospital for emergency blood transfusion. The blood banks are in need when there is no donor available for the type of blood group[ that the patient has. In such situations, the blood banks offer blood that they have preserved.
Some of the blood banks in Andaman and Nicobar Islands offer deliver of blood to the place of need while some are self service counters from where the family members of the patient have to collect the blood packets.
At Andaman and Nicobar Islands if you need the blood, then check out the following two hospitals who have their own blood banks:
- GB Pant Hospital, Port Blair
- Government District Hospital, Nicobar
