Monitoring and Evaluation

The IBTS keeps strict surveillance of all the attached Blood Units by training of the staff on regular basis. Central screening of the samples collected from all the attached units is performed with utmost care and vigilance. Samples are screened in the screening labs of Institute of Blood Transfusion Service (IBTS) by ELISA method and any error in screening is communicated to the respective unit. If necessary, the staff is immediately sent for training at the institute.

Since September 2015 to present, the HCV reactivity is actively being double checked at IBTS. More than a thousand samples are being screened for HCV reactivity. This has been decided due to alarmingly increasing cases of HCV. (See Images)