MUMBAI: Faced with an acute shortage of blood, the city’s premier cancer institute, Tata Memorial Centre, has appealed to people to come and donate. The state’s blood regulatory body said that there was a shortage across Maharashtra and urged housing societies, organisations to hold camps.
Dr C Pramesh, director of TMC, urged people on social media to donate blood and save lives. “We are facing a shortage of blood at @TataMemorial. Please step up to donate blood - it is perfectly safe, and you’ll save lives,” he said.
He also said that the institute would be open to come to societies and hold a drive. “Please contact our blood bank on 022-24177000 (extn 4690),” he wrote.
Following his appeal late on Saturday, several Mumbaikars and consultants from the hospital lined up to donate on Sunday, but more donations will be required. The hospital, which has a daily requirement in the range of 80 to 100 units, is left with stocks to last merely four to five days.
