The production of 'platelet plasma' and 'fresh frozen plasma' has begun at a cost of 7 million rupees, with the support of the Gandaki Provincial Government, Baglung Society, Japan, and the local municipality.
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The production of white blood (FFP and PRP) has begun at the blood transfusion center of the Nepal Red Cross Society, Baglung.
The production of 'platelet plasma' and 'fresh frozen plasma' has started at a cost of 7 million rupees after the support of the Gandaki Provincial Government, Baglung Society Japan and the local municipality.
Recently, the number of patients requiring dialysis for dengue, snakebite and kidney disease has been increasing, so there was a shortage of white blood cells in the blood transfusion center here. Jagannath Acharya, President of Nepal Red Cross Society Baglung, said that this center was established in search of donors to eliminate the obligation to refer many patients from Dhaulagiri Provincial Hospital to Pokhara due to lack of white blood cells.
The component processor machine worth about 5 million rupees given by the Gandaki Provincial Government four years ago was also lying idle. Gurudutt Sharma, head of the center, said that the service could be operated only after receiving some additional equipment including a deep freezer.
Two months ago, the Baglung Society Japan provided 1.35 million rupees in cash and the center was managed and blood was produced. ‘Now, instead of blood being needed, we can produce white blood and give it,’ said Sharma. ‘If there is enough manpower, we can produce the platelets needed in Baglung.’ He said that this work started only after the installation of the platelet agitator machine, which was brought in just last month.’
Earlier, the blood donation site was managed and the machine was installed. A shed has been built near the Dhaulagiri Hospital residence to create a blood donation site and a lab. Red Terror immediately started the service by appointing a volunteer lab technician. Acharya said that efforts to keep it as a permanent position were not possible due to lack of funds.
Even though the service including operations was started at Dhaulagiri Hospital, some surgeries used to be stopped due to lack of white blood in the blood supply. Every year, more than 50 snakebite patients come and more than 400 dengue patients are treated, but if white blood is needed, it was being referred immediately. ‘If the platelet count of dengue patients, snakebite patients and dialysis patients is less than 30,000, white blood should be given,’ said Dr. Shankar Lamichhane, the hospital’s general surgeon. ‘If red blood is given 4 points, white blood can be cured with one point.’ He said that white blood is also necessary for the treatment of dialysis patients.
The lab was built after Baglung Society Japan President Guruprasad Sharma and Secretary Deepak Kandel, who came to Nepal two months ago, handed over the funds to the Nepal Red Cross Society Baglung branch.
After the lab was built, Jaimini Municipality of Baglung contributed 300,000, Baglung Municipality 500,000, Galkot Municipality 200,000 and Bareng Rural Municipality 150,000. The remaining investment was made internally by the Red Cross.
Last fiscal year, the equipment was purchased after the Gandaki Province government contributed 1.5 million rupees. Now, Acharya said that the service has been started after the hospital also promised to provide assistance if skilled manpower is required to operate this center.
