Blood Bag Traceability – Kerala Development and Innovation Strategic Council

Blood Bag Traceability

Blood availability must be ensured across both urban and rural geographies through a system of Blood Collection Centres and Blood Storage Centres.
The hub-and-spoke system involves transporting blood while maintaining WHO-recommended temperatures, ensuring blood safety.
Safe blood transfusion is critical in managing maternal haemorrhage, anaemia, emergency cases, redice maternal morbidity and mortality.
Quality management of blood bags by ensuring they are stored and transported at the right temperature is vital for safe blood transfusion.
Digitized inventory management and end-to-end traceability are needed to track real-time availability.

41 Blood Collection Centres and 57 Blood Storage Centres across Kerala must be connected in Hub-and-Spoke model.
Software application to enable blood bag traceability to be installed at the State Data Centre.
Required IoT sensors have to be manufactured, calibrated and tested before implementation.
All technicians, counsellors and medical officers in all these 98 Centres have to be trained on how to use both software.
Portal for citizens to view Blood availability and shortage across all Blood Centres will be released.

Reduction in wastage of blood and discard percentage.
Digitization of inventory management and record management system reduces workload of health care staff.
Temperature readings at both Blood Collection Centre and Blood Storage centre were reported accurately.
Real-time information on blood availability helps patients in need of blood to book blood in advance.
Timely notification of temperature breaches to concerned officials, resulting in immediate rectification and reducing wastage.

For more information, please contact:
Unnikrishnan Potheri Vasudevan at ms.kdisc@kdisc.kerala.gov.in

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