Electronic blood donor directory launch today

He said to collect donor data,a user-friendly SMS system has been developed by Pune-based Dr Rajeev Joshi,director,HITECH Medical Informational Services Pvt Ltd. This directory will be accessible from all blood banks in the country. In this system,frequent donors as well as first-timers can register with the service by sending an SMS BRAVO BLDDNR to+919246356765

On receiving the SMS,the electronic registry will send an SMS asking donor’s blood group (ABO / Rh),age,sex,area,city with pin-code number and number of donations.

“If one has donated blood earlier,the service will ask the donor the date of the last donation and the preferred blood bank. When there is a need of blood matching the donor’s group at a blood bank near the donor’s address the service will ask the donor whether he/she is available for blood donation at that time. Some information regarding eligibility for donation is asked through SMS template. If the donor is available and eligible to donate,he /she will be requested to donate blood.” Joshi said.

Sanjay Gupta,chief operating officer,ISBTI,said this service is fully automated and available 24×7 to all registered blood banks in the country free-of-cost. Aligned to this project,ISBTI is also in the process of launching India’s largest online database of blood donors in collaboration with HITECH,Pune and Netrum Foundation,Delhi.