State Blood Cell

Blood Services & Disorders was implemented in Mizoram since October, 2016 and currently, the Programme is being implemented in nine (9) districts namely Aizawl East, Aizawl West, Champhai, Lunglei, Kolasib, Mamit, Siaha, Lawngtlai and Serchhip Districts.

Goal

Adequate, safe supply of blood and blood components. Strengthening Blood Banks and Blood Storage Centres in terms of man power, equipments and consumables.

At present, there are 11 licensed Blood Banks in Mizoram, 9 are Govt. owned & 2 are private owned. There are 13 (Thirteen) Blood Storage Centres (BSCs). 

Current Staff Details under BSD: 

1. State Coordinator - 1
2. Technical Supervisor – 1
3. Data Entry Operators – 10
4. BCTV (Blood Collection & Transportation Van) staff includes - 1 Social Worker, 1 Attendant and 1 Van Cleaner. 

ACHIEVEMENT DURING 2025-26 : 

• State Level Training on HMIS was held on 22^nd & 23^rd April, 2025 (Tuesday & Wednesday) at Lianchhiari Run, I & PR Conference Hall, Treasury Square. 
• Online meeting on PoC test kit for Haemophilia A & Von Willibrand diseases on 14^th May, 2025 (Wednesday) @ the Office Chamber of the State Nodal Officer, BSD. 
• World Blood Donor Day was observed on 13^th June, 2025 (Friday) in all the districts of Mizoram.

  Online Review of Sickle Cell Mission was held on  25^th June, 2025 (Wednesday) via Video Conferencing. 

• Programme was held at Hulhliap, Short Stay Centre, Neihbawih on 31^st July, 2025 (Thursday).  
• Monitoring cum Supervisory Visit was held on 29^th - 30^th September, 2025 (Monday & Tuesday) at Blood Bank, District Hospital, Mamit.
• National Voluntary Blood Donation Day was observed on 1^st October, 2025 (Wednesday).  
• Executive Committee was held on 24^th October, 2025 (Friday) at Secretariat on PIP FY 2026-27.  
• Monitoring cum Supervisory Visit was held on 29^th January, 2025 (Thursday) at Distinct Treatment Centre, District Hospital, Kolasib.
• Monitoring cum Supervisory Visit was held on 5^th February, 2026 (Thursday) at Distinct Treatment Centre, District Hospital, Champhai.

Achievement during 2024-25 :

• Virtual Meeting on ‘Sickle Cell Anaemia’ was held on 19^th June, 2024 (Wednesday). 

• ‘World Blood Donor Day’ was observed on 14^th June, 2024 (Friday) at Vanapa Hall, Aizawl in collaboration with Association for Voluntary Blood Donation & Mizoram SACS. 

• World Blood Donor Day was observed on 14^th June, 2024 (Friday) in collaboration with AVBD and Mizoram SACS at Vanapa Hall, Tuikual, Aizawl.

• Virtual Meeting on Sickle Cell Anaemia was held on 19^th June, 2024 (Wednesday) for all the States by Central Team.

• License Status of all Blood Banks of Mizoram was sent to e-raktkosh team on 26^th June, 2024 (Wednesday) as per their request

• SBC Monthly Report format for Blood Banks have been revised.  

• A meeting was held with Blood Safety Division, MSACS regarding NAAT (Nucleic Acid Amplification Test) on 2^nd August, 2024 (Friday) at the Office Chamber of the State Nodal Officer, SBC.
• Briefing and debriefing with CRM Team was held on  19^th November, 2024 (Tuesday) and 23^rd November, 2024 (Saturday) respectively.

• Mid Term Review Meeting was held on 10^th January, 2025 (Friday) at Old Building, Conference Hall, Directorate of Health Services. 

• State Blood Transfusion Council Meeting was held at Secretariat on 31^st January, 2025 (Friday). 

• HPLC Reagents which is proprietary item for screening of Thalassemia & Sickle Cell Anemia have been procured from Premier Scientific Corporation.

• Valentine’s Day Blood Donation Camp was held on 14^th February, 2025 (Friday). 

• Review Meeting cum Training of Data Entry Operators (DEOs) was held on 4^th March, 2025 (Tuesday).
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Activities: (FY 2023 – 2024)

• Monitoring & Supervisory Visit of Blood Bank, State Referral Hospital, Falkawn on 11th April, 2023.

• Monitoring & Supervisory Visit of Blood Bank, Synod Hospital, Durtlang on 12th April, 2023.

• Sensitization Programme on World Hemophilia Day on 17^th April, 2023 @ The Grand Hotel, Vasant Kunj, New Delhi.

• Monitoring & Supervisory Visit of Blood Bank, District Hospital, Champhai on 26th April, 2023.

• Meeting with Association for Voluntary Blood Donation on 4^th May, 2023 @ Conference Room, Civil Hospital, Aizawl. 

• Launching of Phase – III “Thalassemia Bal Sewa Yojna” and Portal on World Thalassemia Day on 8^th May, 2023 (Monday).

• Hands On Training on Elisa Test at Model Blood Bank, Civil Hospital, Aizawl form District Blood Bank – Champhai, Kolasib, Lawngtlai, Mamit & Serchhip from 23rd – 26th  May, 2023.

• Monitoring & Supervisory visit of Blood Bank, Lawngtlai & Siaha District on 21^st June &22^nd June, 2023 respectively.

• Online Training of DEOs on E-Raktkosh in collaboration with National Institute of Biologicals, Noida on 12^th July, 2023.

• Monitoring & Supervisory visit of of Blood Bank, Serchhip on 25^th July, 2023.

• Virtual Meeting on Blood Donation Drive under State Blood Cell, NHM in collaboration with Mizoram SACS, hosted by RCH, NHM on 14^th September, 2023. 

• Component Separation Unit has started functioning at State Referral Hospital, Falkawn from the months of November, 2023.

• Monitoring and Supervisory Visit of Lawngtlai & Siaha on 19^th January, 2024.

• Renewal of Blood Bank, Aizawl has been approved upto 31^st December, 2027 & for State Referral Hospital, Falkawn uto 4^th September, 2028 respectively. 

Achievement during 2022-23

State Blood Cell (Mizoram) Annual report 

• Procurement of HPLC machine for screening of Thalassemia & Sickle Cell Anaemia
• Reagents for screening of Thalassemia & Sickle Cell Anaemia procured.
• Supervisory visit of Model Blood Bank CHA on 7^thApril, 2022.
• Supervisory visit of Pathology Dept., CHA on 7^thApril, 2022.
• Observance of World Blood Donor Day on 14^th June, 2022 at Aijal Club, Blood Bank, SRHF & CHA
• Observance of National Blood Voluntary Donation Day from 17^th Sept, 2022 -1^st October
• Training on Rational Use of Blood at Auditorium, DHME, MINECO on 23^rd February 2023
• Review Meeting cum Training of Laboratory Technicians and Data Entry Operators on E-Raktkosh, Hemovigilance and Management Information System (MIS) at Auditorium, DHME, MINECO on 23^rd March, 2023
• Training of Blood Donor Motivators in collaboration with Association for Voluntary Blood Donation (AVBD) at Tourist Lodge, Chaltlang on 24^thMarch, 2023
• Monitoring and Supervisory Visit of Model Blood Bank, Civil Hospital, Aizawl on 29^th March, 2023

Activities:(FY 2021 – 2022)

• File cabinet, stethoscope, BP instrument, pulse oximeter, table and chairs have been procured for ICHH (IntegrtedCentre for Haemophilia &Hemoglobinopathies) centre in Civil Hospital,Aizawl.
• Tablet Deferasirox 250 mg and 500 mg has also been procured for patients of Thallassemia.
• Procurement of HPLC machine for screening of Thalassemia & Sickle Cell Anaemia in process.
• Observance of World Blood Donor Day on 14^th June, 2021 in all the districts.
• Observance of National Voluntary Blood Donation Day on 1^st October, 2021 in all Blood Banks.
• Supervisory visit ofBlood Bank,  Champhai on 9^th December, 2021.
• Supervisory visit of Blood Bank ,Mamit on 27^th February, 2022.
• Supervisory visit of Thenzawl BSC on 22nd March, 2022
• Supervisory visit of Blood Bank, Lawngtlai on 23rd March, 2022
• Supervisory visit of Blood Bank, Siaha on 24th, March, 2022.

Report on Status of Blood Collection: (2021-22)

Achievement 2020 – 2021 

• Observance of World Blood Donor Day on 14th June, 2020.
• Felicitation Programme on Voluntary Blood Donation in Collaboration with Association
of Voluntary Blood Donation on 7th August, 2020 at Seminar Hall, Pachhunga University
College.
• Procurement of HPLC (High Performance Liquid Chromatography) Machine cum Kits
for screening of Thalassemia & Sickle Cell Anaemia.
• Hands on Training of Medical Officers on Component Separation Unit for Lunglei
District from 26th November – 12th December, 2020 at Model Blood Bank, Civil Hospital,
Aizawl.

Report on Status of Blood Collection: (April 2020 to March 2021)

 Sl.No          Particulars                              FY April 2020 – March 2021

1  Blood Collection :
1A Total Blood Collection : 26404
1B Total Voluntary Blood Collection : 23313
1C Total % VBD : 88.29%
2 Voluntary Blood Donation 
2A No. of VBD camps organized : 531
2B Total Collection in Camps : 15370
2C Static voluntary collection : 7350
2D Static replacement collection : 2537
3 Blood Utilization 
3A No of units of whole blood supplied : 9362
3 B No of units of components supplied : 25729
 3C                         No of units of whole blood discarded  :           1278

Achievements          

(FY 2019-2020)

• Observance of World Blood Donor Day on 14^th June, 2019 at Multipurpose Hall, Dawrpui, Aizawl.
• Hands on Training of Lab Technicians on Eliza Test (3 batches) i.e., from 10^th – 15^th June, 2019, 17^th – 22^nd June, 24^th – 29^th June, 2019 at Model Blood Bank, Civil Hospital, Aizawl.
• Hands on Training of Lab Technicians & Medical Officers on Component Separation Unit for Lunglei District from 22^nd – 27^th July, 2019 and from 1^st – 10^th August, 2019 at Model Blood Bank, Civil Hospital, Aizawl.
• Observance of National Voluntary Blood Donation Day on 1^st October, 2019 in all Districts.
• Volunatry Blood Donation Camp & Awareness on 14^th February, 2020 at Dawrpui Mutipurpose Hall.

Problems and Challenges:

• Insufficient funds.
• Lack of manpower in the Blood Banks.
• Poor internet connection especially in Siaha and Lawngtlai.
• Installation of Elisa machine for all district Blood Banks is to be done by technicians/expert from other State. This cannot be continued due to Covid 19 pandemic.

Future Perspective/Prospects:

• Procurement of HPLC (High Performance Liquid Chromatography) by FY 2021-22.
•  Screening of Thalassemia and Sickle Cell Anaemia.
• Functioning of Component Separation Unit at Blood Bank, State Referral Hospital, Falkawn by FY 2020-21.
• Free medicines for Haemophilia and Thalassemia patients in the State.
• Elisa Test to be made functional in all the Blood Banks in the State.

Facts & Figures:

Report on Status of Blood Collection: (FY  2019 - 2020)

 Achievement during 2019-20

Observance of World Blood Donor Day on 14^th June, 2019 at Multipurpose Hall, Dawrpui, Aizawl.

• Hands on Training of Lab Technicians on Eliza Test (3 batches) i.e., from 10^th – 15^th June, 2019, 17^th – 22^nd June, 24^th – 29^th June, 2019 at Model Blood Bank, Civil Hospital, Aizawl.

• Hands on Training of Lab Technicians & Medical Officers on Component Separation Unit for Lunglei District from 22^nd – 22^nd July, 2019 and from 1^st – 10^th August, 2019 at Model Blood Bank, Civil Hospital, Aizawl.
• Review Meeting of Blood Banks & Blood Storage Centres on 29^th November, 2019 at Conference Hall, DHME.

Report on Status of Blood Collection: (April 2019 to March 2020)

Achievements 2017-18

 State Blood Cell established at Directorate of Hospital & Medical Education 

 16 staff recruited so far 

 Haemovigilance software and e-RaktKosh software installed in all Blood Banks

Procurement: 

 Blood Bank: Blood Bank Refrigerator (600 Litre), Refrigerator for kits and reagents storage, ELISA Reader with Washer, Blood Collection Monitor with Agitator, Dielectric tube sealer, Electric Needle Destroyer, Binocular Microscope, Mechanical shaker for serological test, Cell Counter, Chemical Balance, Table Centrifuge with Digital Display, Weight Equipment for General Check-up, Water Bath (Serological) was completed for 8 Blood Banks. 

 Blood Component Separation Unit:Deep Freezer (-80o C), Deep Freezer (-40o C), Refrigerated Water Bath (Cryo-Bath), PH Meter, Plasma Thawing Bath, Refrigerated Centrifuge (Cryofuge), Platelet Incubator cum Agigator, Sterile Connecting Device, Plasma Expressor (Manual), Digital Double Weighing Scale for Blood Bag Centrifuge Bucket Equalizer was completed for 8 Blood Banks. 

 Solar Blood Bank Refrigerator, Refrigerators, Binocular Microscope was completed for 12 Blood Storage Centres. 

 Blood Collection & Transportation Van: For Civil Hospital Blood Bank. 

 Double Blood Bag, Triple Blood Bag, HIV Elisa Kit, Hepatitis B Elisa Kit, Hepatitis B Rapid, Hepatitis C Elisa Kit, Hepatitis C Rapid, VDRL (RPR) Test Kits & Malaria Test (Antigen) was completed for 10 Blood Banks. 

 Drugs and Supplies for Blood Services and Blood related disorder being procured. 

 Training: 

  Training cum Review Meeting of Blood Bank Officers, Medical Officer i/c of Blood Storage Centres and Lab Technician on Strengthening of Blood Services on 2nd December, 2016 

 Training of Trainers for Strengthening of Blood Services & e-RaktKosh from 24th to 29th July 2017 at National Institute of Biologicals, Delhi - 9 doctors, 1 State Coordinator and 20 Lab technicians were sent for Hands-on training 

 Workshop on Strengthening of Blood Services & Haemovigilance was organised on 29th& 30th August 2017 at Assembly Annexe, Aizawl.