By SAWAN KHASKHELI
Husaini Blood Bank Badin’s authorities had closed its operations in Badin and its adjourning areas like Mithi, Tando Muhammad Khan, Thatta and Umar-Kot districts, due to insufficient facilities.
“We are facing difficulties to run the blood bank due to a faulty generator and lack of facilities and required machinery. We have informed the current to condition and closure of Husaini Blood Bank to the higher management of the bank” a Husaini staffer told the media.
The sudden shutdown has threatened lives of the poor patients. The residents of the Badin district have demanded from the higher authorities to take the notice of the closure of the operation of the blood bank and bring it under the inquiry.
Husaini Blood Bank Badin’s foundation was laid down after a number of the efforts by the citizens, district administration and politicians under the MoU with district administration, the foundation stone of blood bank was laid down a couple of years ago. The district administration has allotted a government plot to Husaini authorities of worth of Rs 1,000 million near Islamia Degree College Badin for running its operation to support the poor patients for the provision of safe blood.
“The Husaini authorities has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with district administration Badin under which they are bound to share their progress reports and without any intimation, to the district administration they would not be able to close the operation. District administration has taken serious notice of the closure of the blood bank” Imran-ul-Hassan Khawaja, ADC-II added.
The representatives of civil society and political parties and citizens have also condemned the abrupt shutdowns of the operations of the blood bank and demanded to intact and reinstate the operation and support to the poor patients of safe blood provision.
Husaini Blood Bank is a distinguished blood bank of Pakistan that collects blood donations and offers cord blood banking and bone marrow registration and donations to the poor patients. It’s providing safe blood and blood components, treatment to thalassemia and haemophilia patients, education of blood banking and transfusion medicine and diagnostic services in across the country. Husaini has also different diversions, including blood bank, Husaini blood laboratory, Husaini pharmacy, Husaini thalassemia centre, haemophilia centre and the Husaini institute.
The blood bank was also equipped with Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved polymerase chain reaction-based nucleic acid testing (NAT) screening system which is the most sensitive and specific screening system in Pakistan so far.
