Ensure NAT-PCR in all blood banks in a single yr: Orissa HC
4 min readBy Express News Service
CUTTACK: The Orissa High Court has ordered introduction of nucleic acid testing-polymerase chain response (NAT-PCR) blood testing facility in all of the blood banks of the state inside a yr.There are 56 blood banks within the state whereas NAT-PCR blood testing facility is accessible in 11 blood banks together with the standard enzyme-linked immuno sorbent assay (ELISA) technique which is utilized in the remainder of the blood banks to detect viruses in blood earlier than transfusing the identical into sufferers.
A PIL had sought the court docket’s route for introduction of NAT-PCR facility in all of the blood banks on the bottom that it permits detection of HIV 1 and a pair of, hepatitis B and C – contaminated blood a lot early as in comparison with the standard ELISA. Amit Abhijit Samal, a resident of Bhubaneswar had filed the petition. Advocate Mohit Agarwal argued on behalf of the petitioner.
In pursuance of an earlier order, the state authorities had filed an affidavit stating that at current 47 per cent of complete blood collections of the state are being examined by NAT-PCR technique within the 11 blood banks which included two every in Cuttack and Bhubaneswar and one every in Berhampur and Burla.
Director of State Blood Transfusion Council Dr Nilakantha Mishra filed the affidavit, which acknowledged that there was necessity for having NAT-PCR testing labs in blood centres in six district headquarter hospitals the place the annual blood assortment is greater than 10,000 models. The NAT-PCR facility will likely be supplied in these six blood centres in three years, Mishra mentioned.
The affidavit was offered earlier than the courton Wednesday. But the court docket was not impressed and the division bench of Chief Justice S Muralidhar and Justice SK Panigrahi mentioned, “The three-year timeline is too long a time for any tangible change to occur on the ground in the near future.”
“The court, therefore, directs the additional chief secretary to government, Health and Family Welfare department to file a specific affidavit for opening of such NAT-PCR testing labs throughout Odisha in a phased manner beginning within the next three months and completing the entire exercise within one year.”
The bench has fastened March 1, 2023 as the following date for listening to on the matter whereas directing the extra chief secretary to authorities, Health and Family Welfare division to file the affidavit not less than one week earlier than it.
CUTTACK: The Orissa High Court has ordered introduction of nucleic acid testing-polymerase chain response (NAT-PCR) blood testing facility in all of the blood banks of the state inside a yr.There are 56 blood banks within the state whereas NAT-PCR blood testing facility is accessible in 11 blood banks together with the standard enzyme-linked immuno sorbent assay (ELISA) technique which is utilized in the remainder of the blood banks to detect viruses in blood earlier than transfusing the identical into sufferers.
A PIL had sought the court docket’s route for introduction of NAT-PCR facility in all of the blood banks on the bottom that it permits detection of HIV 1 and a pair of, hepatitis B and C – contaminated blood a lot early as in comparison with the standard ELISA. Amit Abhijit Samal, a resident of Bhubaneswar had filed the petition. Advocate Mohit Agarwal argued on behalf of the petitioner.
In pursuance of an earlier order, the state authorities had filed an affidavit stating that at current 47 per cent of complete blood collections of the state are being examined by NAT-PCR technique within the 11 blood banks which included two every in Cuttack and Bhubaneswar and one every in Berhampur and Burla.
Director of State Blood Transfusion Council Dr Nilakantha Mishra filed the affidavit, which acknowledged that there was necessity for having NAT-PCR testing labs in blood centres in six district headquarter hospitals the place the annual blood assortment is greater than 10,000 models. The NAT-PCR facility will likely be supplied in these six blood centres in three years, Mishra mentioned.
The affidavit was offered earlier than the courton Wednesday. But the court docket was not impressed and the division bench of Chief Justice S Muralidhar and Justice SK Panigrahi mentioned, “The three-year timeline is too long a time for any tangible change to occur on the ground in the near future.”
“The court, therefore, directs the additional chief secretary to government, Health and Family Welfare department to file a specific affidavit for opening of such NAT-PCR testing labs throughout Odisha in a phased manner beginning within the next three months and completing the entire exercise within one year.”
The bench has fastened March 1, 2023 as the following date for listening to on the matter whereas directing the extra chief secretary to authorities, Health and Family Welfare division to file the affidavit not less than one week earlier than it.
