Integration of e-Rakt Kosh with Rare Donor Registry

News: The Health Ministry is looking at integrating the country’s Rare Donor Registry with the national online platform for blood bank management and blood availability information called e-Rakt Kosh.

About e-Rakt Kosh Platform

• It is a national platform for information about Blood Banks and Blood availability across India.
• Developed by: It has been developed by C-DAC under the initiative of Blood Cell, National Health Mission, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
• It is the official portal for all blood-related services in India.
• Aim: It aims to provide all the information under a single umbrella as a one nation one platform for blood-related services in India.
• Key features
  • Citizen-Centric Services containing real-time details from blood banks across India
  • Provides an end-to-end IT solution for complete workflow managements in blood banks
  • Available via the web, mobile apps on Google Play, iOS etc.
  • Integrated with UMANG, e-Hospital, National Health Portal and flagship products of CDAC e-Sushrut and e-Upkaran.

About Rare Donor Registry of India (RDRI)

• It is a national database of rare blood group donors.
• Launched by: ICMR-National Institute of Immunohaematology (NIIH)
• It contains a data base of 4,000 carefully screened donors, tested for over 300 rare blood markers.
• It helps doctors find rare and specially matched blood quickly.

Integration of e-Rakt Kosh with RDRI

• The integration will allow those with rare blood groups to access a centralized system developed under the National Health Mission (NHS), providing details on blood banks, blood availability, and blood donation camps across the country.
• Essentially, it will help people find blood and blood banks, and assist blood banks manage their stock and donors.