Now, dial 104 to get blood at doorstep :-

Now, dial 104 to get blood at doorstep :-

The Maharashtra government is the first in the country to roll out such a scheme.

Blood required for patients will now be a phone call away with the Maharashtra government launching its health programme - 'Jeevan Amrut Seva' or 'Blood-on-Call' - across the state on Tuesday.
A call centre for the purpose has been set up at Aundh Civil Hospital in Pune. People can dial 104 to connect the call centre with their requirements and the information will be forwarded to the respective district blood banks.
"Chief minister Prithviraj Chavan will inaugurate the scheme at the Sir J J Metropolitan blood bank in Mumbai at 4 pm on Tuesday. The Maharashtra government is the first in the country to roll out such a scheme. The blood would be transported on motorcycles specially fitted with a cold storage facility within an hour's time to areas within a radius of 40 km," state health minister Suresh Shetty said.