Saturday, June 16, 2007

You Need Blood? Just Click The Mouse!



There is good news for patients with rare blood groups and badly needing transfusions. Just click the mouse.Log on to indianblooddonors.com, and donors for any group will reach you in 30 minutes for free. So says a social service group that has been catering to the needy for seven years.Concerned about the shortage of blood of rare groups, the group launched the website in March 2000.'Indianblooddonors.com is an address which can save your life. From Adilabad to Yamuna Nagar, from the most common blood group to the most rare, the site has a huge database of blood donors. So if you need blood, it's a good place to turn to. And it is free,' reads the website.'There is always an acute shortage of blood in most government and private blood banks across the country. Many times, during emergencies and major operations, it becomes difficult for patients and relatives to procure blood,' said Nagpur based Khushroo Poacha, who co-founded the website with his wife Fermin.